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Antibodies recognizing a highly expressed putative antigen of CA-MRSA and methods of use
(United States. Patent and Trademark Office, 2012-02-28)
The present invention provides MSCRAMM® proteins from S. aureus which are putative highly-expressed antigens from methicillin-resistant S. aureus, including communit-associated MRSA (CA-MRSA), and these antigens can thus ...
Crystal structure of Staphylococcus aureus clumping factor A in complex with fibrinogen derived peptide and uses thereof
(United States. Patent and Trademark Office, 2012-10-02)
The present invention provides a method for determining the structure of a microbial surface components recognizing adhesive matrix molecule in complex with fibrinogen, by providing a ClfA complexed with a fibrinogen ...
Treatment of Staphylococcus aureus infections utilizing antibodies that bind to fibronectin binding proteins
(United States. Patent and Trademark Office, 2012-07-03)
Disclosed are antibodies that block the binding of fibronectin protein to fibronectin. Also disclosed are site specifically-mutated and truncated peptide epitopes derived from the fnbA and fnbB genes of Staphylococcus ...