Currently, there are few standardized assays for the detection of Chlamydophilia pneumoniae infection of humans. This invention is a peptide sequence that specifically binds C. pneumoniae and is recognized by anti-C. pneumoniae antibodies. This peptide may be useful for improving diagnostic methods by reducing the variability and high backgrounds found with methods that rely on whole organisms for detection. This peptide may also be useful for production of peptide or DNA vaccines.   

Inventors: Eric Marston, Jackie Sampson, Stephen Skelton, George Carlone, and Trudy Messmer

CDC Reference Number: I-016-00/0

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