Patent 7090973 was granted and assigned to OSCIENT PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION on August, 2006 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
The invention provides isolated polypeptide and nucleic acid sequences derived from Bacteroides fragilis that are useful in diagnosis and therapy of pathological conditions; antibodies against the polypeptides; and methods for the production of the polypeptides. The invention also provides methods for the detection, prevention and treatment of pathological conditions resulting from bacterial infection.