OMPA POLYPEPTIDES OF RICKETTSIA HELVETICA, POLYNUCLEOTIDES ENCODING THEREFOR AND USE IN THE DETECTION OF RICKETTSIA HELVETICA

摘要

The present invention relates to newly identified polynucleotides and polypeptides encoded by such polynucleotides for detecting and/or monitoring the presence of Rickettsia helvetica. More particularly, the present invention relates to polynucleotides encoding an OmpA polypeptide of Rickettsia helvetica and antigenic fragments thereof and the respective polypeptides and antigenic fragments as well as to methods for detecting and/or monitoring the presence of Rickettsia helvetica in a subject and respective kits.