Protective epitopes of adenyl cyclase-haemolysin (AC-Hly), their application to the treatment or to the prevention of bordetella infections

摘要

The subject of the invention is amino acid sequences of the AC-Hly from B. pertussis, B. parapertussis and/or B. bronchiseptica, carrying epitopes capable of inducing a protective immune response against infection by Bordetella. The subject of the invention is antibodies, especially monoclonal antibodies, directed against these epitopes.