application of cpn104 polypeptids from chlamydia pneumoniae or its antibodies for the diagnosis of chlamydia infection

摘要

The present invention relates to secreted Chlamydia polypeptides, which may be expressed by a Gram-negative bacterial strain and secreted by the type III secretion pathway of said bacterial strain. The present invention also relates to polynucleotides coding for these polypeptides, as well as to the therapeutic and vaccination uses of these secreted Chlamydia polypeptides.