(19)
(11) EP 0 932 680 A2

(12)

(43) Date of publication:
04.08.1999 Bulletin 1999/31

(21) Application number: 97909914.0

(22) Date of filing: 30.09.1997
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
G01N 33/ 53( . )
A61K 39/ 395( . )
C07K 14/ 195( . )
C07K 16/ 12( . )
C12N 1/ 21( . )
C12N 15/ 09( . )
C12P 21/ 02( . )
G01N 33/ 577( . )
A61K 39/ 00( . )
 A61K 39/ 02( . )
A61P 31/ 04( . )
C07K 14/ 29( . )
C07K 19/ 00( . )
C12N 5/ 10( . )
C12N 15/ 31( . )
C12P 21/ 08( . )
A61K 38/ 00( . )
(86) International application number:
PCT/US1997/017675
(87) International publication number:
WO 1998/014584 (09.04.1998 Gazette 1998/14)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE CH DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE

(30) Priority: 01.10.1996 US 19960027180P

(71) Applicant: YALE UNIVERSITY
New Haven CT 06520 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • FIKRIG, Erol
    Guilford, CT 06437 (US)
  • BARTHOLD, Stephen, W.
    Davis, CA 95616 (US)
  • IJDO, Jacob
    Bethany, CT 06524 (US)
  • SUN, Wei
    New Haven, CT 06511 (US)

(74) Representative: VOSSIUS & PARTNER 
Siebertstrasse 4
81675 München
81675 München (DE)

   


(54) COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR THE PREVENTION AND DIAGNOSIS OF HUMAN GRANULOCYTIC EHRLICHIOSIS