POLYPEPTIDES CONTAINING AN ANTIGENIC PORTION OF A CHLAMYDIA ANTIGEN, DNA SEQUENCES ENCODING SAID POLYPEPTIDES AND PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITIONS AND VACCINES CONTAINING THE SAME

摘要

Compounds and methods for the diagnosis and treatment of Chlamydial infection are disclosed. The compounds provided include polypeptides that contain at least one antigenic portion of a Chlamydia antigen and DNA sequences encoding such polypeptides. Pharmaceutical compositions and vaccines comprising such polypeptides or DNA sequences are also provided, together with antibodies directed against such polypeptides. Diagnostic kits containing such polypeptides or DNA sequences and a suitable detection reagent may be used for the detection of Chlamydial infection in patients and in biological samples.