IDENTIFICATION OF A CONSERVED INNER CORE OLIGOSACCHARIDE REGION OF MORAXELLA CATARRHALIS LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE AS A VACCINE ANTIGEN

摘要

There are disclosed herein antigenic structures useful in producing vaccinesagainst and compounds helpful incombating diseases caused by the bacterium Moraxella catarrhalis. Disclosedare specific structures of the carbohydrate moleculesderived from genetically engineered strains of Moraxella catarrhalis, whichwhen presented appropriately to the immune systemwill facilitate a functional immune response to the target coreoligosaccharide region.