METHOD AND PROBES FOR THE IDENTIFICATION OF MICROBIAL GENES SPECIFICALLY INDUCED DURING HOST INFECTION

摘要

The present invention relates to a class of microbial coding sequences the transcription or cotranscription of which is specifically induced during microbial infection of a host. These particular coding sequences or defined regions thereof may be used as probes to identify and isolate microbial virulence genes. The products of these virulence genes will provide potential targets for the development of vaccines or antimicrobial agents.