US 7,501,131 B2
	Haemophilus influenzae type IV pili
Lauren O. Bakaletz, Hilliard, Ohio (US); and Robert S. Munson, Jr., Hilliard, Ohio (US)
Assigned to Nationwide Children's Hospital, Inc., Columbus, Ohio (US)
Filed on Dec. 21, 2004, as Appl. No. 11/19,005.
Claims priority of provisional application 60/532296, filed on Dec. 23, 2003.
Prior Publication US 2005/0158335 A1, Jul. 21, 2005
Int. Cl. A61K 39/02 (2006.01); A61K 45/00 (2006.01)

U.S. Cl. 424—242.1  [424/184.1; 424/234.1; 424/256.1; 424/278.1; 435/243; 435/851; 530/300; 530/350]

16 Claims

1. An isolated polypeptide comprising an amino acid sequence encoded by a nucleotide sequence selected from the group consisting of pilA SEQ ID NO: 1, pilB SEQ ID NO: 3, pilC SEQ ID NO: 5, pilD SEQ ID NO: 7, comA SEQ ID NO: 9, comB SEQ ID NO: 11, comC SEQ ID NO: 13, comD SEQ ID NO: 15, comE SEQ ID NO: 17, comF SEQ ID NO: 19, pilF SEQ ID NO: 21, pilA SEQ ID NO: 33, pilA SEQ ID NO: 35, pilA SEQ ID NO: 37, pilA SEQ ID NO: 39, pilA SEQ ID NO: 41and pilA SEQ ID NO: 43.