ISOLATED FORMYLATED BACTERIAL PEPTIDES, NUCLEIC ACID MOLECULES AND USES THEREOF

摘要

The present invention provides product and process for protectingan animal from Mycobacterium infection. Such products includepeptides, and nucleic acid molecules encoding such peptides, thatare capable of eliciting an immune response sufficient to reduce the numbers of Mycobacterium in an infected animal. Methods to administer the products of the present invention are also provided. In particular, the present invention provides Mycobacterium peptides having amino terminal formylated methionines.