SUBUNIT VACCINE FOR (NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS) INFECTIONS AND CORRESPONDING PURIFIED SUBUNITS

摘要

PCT No. PCT/FR92/00904 Sec. 371 Date May 25, 1993 Sec. 102(e) Date May 25, 1993 PCT Filed Sep. 29, 1992 PCT Pub. No. WO93/07172 PCT Pub. Date Apr. 15, 1993The present invention relates to the lower molecular weight subunit of the human transferrin receptor of a strain of N. meningitidis, in purified form, as well as to a vaccinal pharmaceutical composition intended for the prevention or attenuation of the effects of an N. meningitidis infection, containing the said subunit in purified form.