NEW PROTEINS FOR USE IN HUMAN AND ANIMAL STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTIONS

摘要

The present invention relates to a polypeptide termed ply_pitti26 comprising the sequence as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 1 as well as variants of this polypeptide. Furthermore, the present invention relates to nucleic acids and vectors encoding for said polypeptide and variants thereof as well as host cells comprising these nucleic acids and/or vectors. Finally, the present invention relates to the uses of said polypeptide, variants thereof, nucleic acid sequences, vectors and host cells, in particular for the treatment or prophylaxis of a subject infected by or exposed to Staphylococci.