Protection against mycobacterial infections
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Jun 10, 2004
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Feb 10, 2004
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Nov 28, 2000
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The present invention relates to a method of identifying mycobacterial genes which were induced or up-regulated during M. tuberculosis virulence, and to isolated peptide products of said genes. Also provided, are inhibitors of said genes, and antibodies which bind to said peptide products. Further embodiments include DNA and RNA vectors encoding said products, attenuated mycobacteria in which the activity of at least one of said genes or peptide products has been modified, vaccines against mycobacterial infections, and methods of detecting a mycobacterial infection.
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