183 results about "Listeria" patented technology

Attenuated Listeria bacteria are provided. The subject bacteria are characterized by having a mutation in a gene chosen from the lplA gene and the hly gene. The subject bacteria find use in a variety of applications, where representative applications of interest include, but are not limited to: (a) use of the subject bacteria as adjuvants; (b) use of the subject bacteria as delivery vectors for introducing macromolecules into a cell; (c) use of the subject bacteria as vaccines for eliciting or boosting a cellular immune response; etc.

Methods of modulating type-I interferon production in a cell are provided. Aspects of the methods include modulating cytosolic cyclic di-adenosine monophosphate (c-di-AMP) activity in the cell in a manner sufficient to modulate type-I interferon production in the cell. Additional aspects of the invention include c-di-AMP activity modulatory compositions, e.g., c-di-AMP, mutant Listeria bacteria, cyclase and/or phosphodiesterase nucleic acid or protein compositions, etc. The subject methods and compositions find use in a variety of applications, including therapeutic applications.

The present invention relates to fed batch culture methods for high cell density growth of Listeria which produce cultures having an OD₆₀₀ greater than about 2.2 or higher. In particular, the invention provides methods for high cell density growth of Listeria comprising growth in a pH controlled bioreactor and, optionally, the gradual addition of a carbon source, e.g., glucose, with or without one or more additional nutrients, e.g., vitamins, when growth in the initial culture is nearly complete or complete. In one embodiment, the methods of the invention are used to produce Listeria-based compositions, e.g., vaccines comprising Listeria that express a tumor-associated antigen, e.g., an EphA2 antigenic peptide, for eliciting an immune response against hyperproliferative cells.

This invention is directed to methods for treating a central nervous system (CNS) tumor or cancer using live Listeria-based recombinant vaccines.

The invention relates to assay methods for use in detecting specific materials such as core oligosaccharides derived from microorganisms, particularly pathogenic microorganisms, in a test sample. The invention further relates to compositions and methods for the rapid growth of such microorganisms enabling detection of same significantly earlier than is currently possible. In particular embodiments the invention is directed towards the rapid growth and/or detection of Salmonella, Shigella or Listeria.

The present invention presents a method of preventing vertical transmission of an infectious disease comprising: (a) applying a photosensitizing composition to host tissues of birth canal of a mother during the intrapartum period; and (b) applying light to the host tissues after the step (a) at a wavelength absorbed by the photosensitizing composition so as to inhibit or eliminate infectious disease microorganisms that come into contact with the host tissues. The infectious disease may be caused by human immunodeficiency virus type 1, hepatitis B virus, hepatitis C virus, Group B Streptococcus, cytomegalovirus, Listeria monocytogenes, Chiamydia trachomatis, Escherichia coli, herpes simplex virus, Epstein-Barr virus, Toxoplasma gondii, human papilloma virus, and Candida.

The invention provides a bacterium containing a polynucleotide comprising a nucleic acid encoding a heterologous antigen, as well as fusion protein partners. Also provided are vectors for mediating site-specific recombination and vectors comprising removable antibiotic resistance genes.

The invention relates to an analytical method of components of fatty acids contained in listeria cells, in particular to a method for carrying out bacteria classification by adopting a cell chemical analysis method, belonging to the technical field of biological engineering. The method mainly comprises the following steps of: rejuvenating listeria; respectively separating and purifying the listeria by using an OXA agar plate and a trypticase soy yeast extract agar plate; culturing the listeria of a single typical colony, and preparing into a bacterial suspension; carrying out inactivation processing by using formaldehyde; averagely filling the bacterial suspension processed by the formaldehyde into centrifuge tubes for washing; carrying out methyl esterification by using a mixed solution of hydrochloric acid and the formaldehyde; and carrying out GC-MS (Gas Chromatograph-Mass Spectrometer) analysis on the prepared fatty acids. The method can not only break through the limit of the traditional bacterial taxonomy and reduce the errors brought about by anthropic factors on the traditional morphological taxonomy, but also provide a strong and powerful tool for the classification and the identification of new strains and virus types; and in addition, the method can be used for identifying the listeria from other bacteria and foods.