The present invention relates to a lipopolysaccharide moiety comprising a conserved triheptosyl inner-core moiety of lipopolysaccharide substantially free of variable outer core oligosaccharide chain extension, and to vaccines obtaines therefrom which are cross-reactive for
Haemophilus influenzae
strains. The invention also relates to defined mutations in the biosynthetic machinery for lipopolysaccharide (LPS;) expression in
Haemophilus influenzae
useful to obtain the abovementioned moiety. The invention also relates to using conjugates of the LPS from the mutant strains so obtained to elicit a heterologous immune response against a wide range of disease-causing
H. influenzae
strains. More specifically, the invention relates to vaccines for prevention of bacterial infections comprising core lipopolysaccharide of
Haemophilus influenzae
. A lipopolysaccharide moiety comprising a conserved triheptosylinner-core moiety of lipopolysaccharide substantially free of variable outer core oligosaccharide chain extensions.
本发明涉及一种脂
多糖分子,该分子由基本不含可变外核
寡糖链延伸的脂
多糖保守三庚糖基内核分子组成,并涉及由此获得的疫苗,该疫苗对以下细菌具有交叉反应性
流感嗜血杆菌
菌株产生交叉反应的疫苗。本发明还涉及在流感嗜血杆菌中表达脂
多糖(LPS)的
生物合成机制中定义的突变。
流感嗜血杆菌
以获得上述分子。本发明还涉及使用从如此获得的突变菌株中提取的 LPS 的共轭物来引起针对多种致病流感嗜血杆菌的异源免疫反应。
流感嗜血杆菌
菌株的异源免疫反应。更具体地说,本发明涉及用于预防细菌感染的疫苗,该疫苗包含流感嗜血杆菌的核心脂
多糖。
流感嗜血杆菌
.一种脂
多糖分子,包括基本不含可变外核
寡糖链延伸的脂
多糖保守三链烷基内核分子。