POLYPEPTIDES FOR INDUCING A PROTECTIVE IMMUNE RESPONSE AGAINST STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS

摘要

The present invention features polypeptides comprising an amino acid sequenc e structurally related to SEQ ID NO: 1, uses of such polypeptides, and expression systems for producing such polypeptides. SEQ ID NO: 1 is a truncated derivative of a full length S. aureus polypeptide. The full - length polypeptide is referred to herein as full-length ~ORF0657n~. Polypeptides containing the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1 were found t o produce a protective immune response against S. aureus.