Inventors:
James B. Dale - Memphis TN
Assignee:
University of Tennessee Research Foundation - Knoxville TN
International Classification:
A61K 3909
US Classification:
4242441, 4241921, 4242341, 4241841, 530300, 530328, 530350, 530825, 514 2, 435 697, 435 693
Abstract:
The present invention provides immunogenic synthetic fusion polypeptide which stimulates an immune response against a selected pathogen, comprising at least two immunogenic polypeptides from a Group A streptococci of at least 10 amino acids in length which are capable of stimulating an immune response against Group A strepococci, and a peptide C terminal to the immunogenic polypeptide which protects the immunogenicity of the immunogenic portion, wherein the C-terminal peptide is not required to stimulate an immune response against Group A streptococci.