ANTIGENIC PREPARATIONS THAT STIMULATE PRODUCTION OF ANTIBODIES WHICH BIND TO THE PILI OF TYPE IV PILIATED BACTERIA

摘要

Antigenic preparations active against Type IV piliated bacteria comprise submolecular units of pilin protein. The submolecular units correspond to at least one epitope common to structural pilin proteins of Type IV piliated bacteria. The ability of such submolecular units to produce antibodies capable of binding to the whole pili can provide the basis for vaccines.