USES OF YERSINIA YOPE PEPTIDE, GENE AND SUBPARTS THEREOF AS A PLAGUE VACCINE COMPONENT AND ASSAYS FOR YERSINIA PESTIS-SPECIFIC T CELLS

摘要

This invention relates to vaccine formulations comprising the Yersinia pestis YopE peptide antigen or subparts thereof. The invention also relates to methods of vaccinating subjects at risk of Yersinia pestis infection as well as assays for measuring immune response to plague vaccines.