IMMUNOGENIC BACTERIAL PROTEINS, PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITIONS CONTAINING SAME, AND VACCINES AGAINST SHIGA-TOXIN-PRODUCING ESCHERICHIA COLI

摘要

There are different strains of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC),associated with foodborne diseases, which can produce hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS). The invention corresponds to antigens as vaccines, which are recognised by the serum of patients with SUH and recognised both by IgG and IgA.