S. EPIDERMIDIS ANTIGENS

Abstract

Hyperimmune serum reactive antigens and fragments thereof are disclosed. In addition, methods for isolating such antigens and specific uses thereof, including the treatment of S. epidermidis infections, are disclosed.

Description

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

[0001] This application is a divisional application of U.S. application Ser. No. 13/540,696 filed on Jul. 3, 2012, which is a divisional of U.S. application Ser. No. 12/625,053 filed on Nov. 24, 2009, which is a divisional of U.S. application Ser. No. 10/551,492 filed on Oct. 13, 2006, which is a national phase application under 35 U.S.C. §371 of International Application No. PCT/EP2004/003398 filed Mar. 31, 2004, which claims priority to European Application No. 03450078.5 filed Mar. 31, 2003. The above-referenced applications are incorporated herein by reference in their entirety.

BACKGROUND

[0002] The present invention relates to isolated nucleic acid molecules, which encode antigens for Staphylococcus epidermidis, which are suitable for use in preparation of pharmaceutical medicaments for the prevention and treatment of bacterial infections caused by Staphylococcus epidermidis.

[0003] Staphylococci are opportunistic pathogens, which can cause illnesses, which range from minor infections to life threatening diseases. Of the large number of Staphylococci at least 3 are commonly associated with human disease: S. aureus, S. epidermidis and rarely S. saprophyticus (Crossley, K. B. and Archer G. L, eds. (1997). The Staphylococci in Human Disease. Churchill Livingston Inc.) Staphylococcal infections are imposing an increasing threat in hospitals worldwide. The appearance and disease causing capacity of Staphylococci are related to the widespread use of antibiotics, which induced and continue to induce multi-drug resistance. Both S. aureus and S. epidermidis have become resistant to many commonly used antibiotics, most importantly to methicillin (MRSA) and vancomycin (VISA). Drug resistance is an increasingly important public health concern, and soon many infections caused by staphylococci may be untreatable by antibiotics. In addition to its adverse effect on public health, antimicrobial resistance contributes to higher health care costs, since treating resistant infections often requires the use of more toxic and more expensive drugs, and can result in longer hospital stays for infected patients.

[0004] Moreover, even with the help of effective antibiotics, the most serious staphylococcal infections have 30-50% mortality.

[0005] Every human being is colonized with S. epidermidis. The normal habitats of S. epidermidis are the skin and the mucous membrane. Generally, the established flora of the nose prevents acquisition of new strains. However, colonization with other strains may occur when antibiotic treatment is given that leads to elimination of the susceptible carrier strain. Because this situation occurs in the hospitals, patients may become colonized with resistant nosocomial Staphylococci.

[0006] Staphylococci become potentially pathogenic as soon as the natural balance between microorganisms and the immune system gets disturbed, when natural barriers (skin, mucous membrane) are breached. The coagulase-positive S. aureus is the most pathogenic staphylococcal species, feared by surgeons for a long time. Most frequently it causes surgical wound infections, and induces the formation of abscesses. S. epidermidis causes diseases mostly related to the presence of foreign bodies and the use of devices, such as catheter related infections, cerebrospinal fluid shunt infections, peritonitis in dialysed patients (mainly CAPD), endocarditis in individuals with prosthetic valves. This is exemplified in immunocompromised individuals such as oncology patients and premature neonates in whom coagulase-negative staphylococcal infections frequently occur in association with the use of intravascular device. The increase in incidence is related to the increased used of these devices and increasing number of immuno-compromised patients.

[0007] The pathogenesis of staphylococci is multifactorial. In order to initiate infection the pathogen has to gain access to the cells and tissues of the host, that is adhere. Since adherence is obviously a crucial step in the initiation of foreign body infections, S. epidermidis is equipped with a number of cell surface molecules, which promote adherence to foreign material and through that mechanism establish infection in the host. A characteristic of many pathogenic strains of S. epidermidis is the production of a slime resulting in biofilm formation. The slime is predominantly a secreted teichoic acid, normally found in the cell wall of the staphylococci. This ability to form a biofilm on the surface of a prosthetic device is probably a significant determinant of virulence for these bacteria, since this prevents phagocytosis of the bacteria. A further means of staphylococci to cause damage to its host are the secreted products, such as enterotoxins, exotoxins, and tissue damaging enzymes. The toxins kill or misguide immune cells, which are important in the host defence. The several different types of toxins are responsible for most of the symptoms during infections.

[0008] For all the above-mentioned reasons there remains a need for an effective preventive and therapeutic treatment, but until today there is no effective preventive or therapeutic vaccine approved. It has been shown that an antibody deficiency state contributes to staphylococcal persistence, suggesting that anti-staphylococcal antibodies are important in host defence. Antibodies-added as passive immunisation or induced by active vaccination--directed towards surface components could both, prevent bacterial adherence, neutralize toxins and promote phagocytosis. An effective vaccine offers great potential for patients facing elective surgery in general, and those receiving endovascular devices, in particular. Moreover, patients suffering from chronic diseases, which decrease immune responses or undergoing continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis are likely to benefit from such a vaccine.

[0009] A vaccine can contain a whole variety of different antigens. Examples of antigens are wholekilled or attenuated organisms, subfractions of these organisms/tissues, proteins, or, in their most simple form, peptides. Antigens can also be recognized by the immune system in form of glycosylated proteins or peptides and may also be or contain polysaccharides or lipids. Short peptides can be used since for example cytotoxic T-cells (CTL) recognize antigens in form of short usually 8-11 amino acids long peptides in conjunction with major histocompatibility complex (MHC). B-cells can recognize linear epitopes as short as 4-5 amino acids, as well as three-dimensional structures (conformational epitopes). In order to obtain sustained, antigen-specific immune responses, adjuvants need to trigger immune cascades that involve all cells of the immune system necessary. Primarily, adjuvants are acting, but are not restricted in their mode of action, on so-called antigen presenting cells (APCs). These cells usually first encounter the antigen(s) followed by presentation of processed or unmodified antigen to immune effector cells. Intermediate cell types may also be involved. Only effector cells with the appropriate specificity are activated in a productive immune response. The adjuvant may also locally retain antigens and co-injected other factors. In addition the adjuvant may act as a chemoattractant for other immune cells or may act locally and/or systemically as a stimulating agent for the immune system.

[0010] Approaches to develop a vaccine have focused until today mainly on S. aureus {Shinefield, H. et al., 2002}. Therefore it would be of great value to develop a vaccine targeting S. epidermidis or preferentially both Staphylococci.

[0011] The present inventors have developed a method for identification, isolation and production of hyperimmune serum reactive antigens from a specific pathogen, especially from Staphylococcus aureus and Staphylococcus epidermidis (WO 02/059148). Importantly for the present invention, the selection of sera for the identification of antigens from S. epidermidis is different from that applied to the previous screens.

[0012] Individuals undergoing continuous peritoneal dialysis represent one of the most important groups of patients infected by S. epidermidis. Staphylococci preferentially infect patients with foreign bodies such as dialysis catheters. Peritoneal dialysis patients suffer from peritonitis mainly caused by S. aureus and coagulase negative staphylococci, especially S. epidermidis. In order to identify antigens expressed by S. epidermidis in humans during peritonitis, human serum samples were collected from patients undergoing peritoneal dialysis for an extended period of time and suffered from peritonitis caused by S. epidermidis within the previous 12 months, and thus considered to be in the late convalescent phase of the disease. It has been firmly established that patients with serious staphylococcal diseases--such as peritonitis--develop antibodies, which sustain for up to a year.

[0013] The problem underlying the present invention was to provide means for the development of medicaments such as vaccines against S. epidermidis infection. More particularly, the problem was to provide an efficient and relevant set of nucleic acid molecules or hyperimmune serum reactive antigens from S. epidermidis that can be used for the manufacture of said medicaments.

[0014] Therefore, the present invention provides an isolated nucleic acid molecule encoding a hyperimmune serum reactive antigen or a fragment thereof comprising a nucleic acid sequence, which is selected from the group consisting of:

[0015] a) a nucleic acid molecule having at least 70% sequence identity to a nucleic acid molecule selected from Seq ID No 1, 4, 6-9, 11-13, 15, 17, 19, 21, 25-26, 28-31.

[0016] b) a nucleic acid molecule which is complementary to the nucleic acid molecule of a),

[0017] c) a nucleic acid molecule comprising at least 15 sequential bases of the nucleic acid molecule of a) or b)

[0018] d) a nucleic acid molecule which anneals under stringent hybridisation conditions to the nucleic acid molecule of a), b), or c)

[0019] e) a nucleic acid molecule which, but for the degeneracy of the genetic code, would hybridise to the nucleic acid molecule defined in a), b), c) or d).

[0020] According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention the sequence identity is at least 80%, preferably at least 95%, especially 100%.

[0021] Furthermore, the present invention provides an isolated nucleic acid molecule encoding a hyperimmune serum reactive antigen or a fragment thereof comprising a nucleic acid sequence selected from the group consisting of

[0022] a) a nucleic acid molecule having at least 96% sequence identity to a nucleic acid molecule selected from Seq ID No 2-3, 5, 10, 14, 16, 18, 22-24, 27,

[0023] b) a nucleic acid molecule which is complementary to the nucleic acid molecule of a),

[0024] c) a nucleic acid molecule comprising at least 15 sequential bases of the nucleic acid molecule of a) or b)

[0025] d) a nucleic acid molecule which anneals under stringent hybridisation conditions to the nucleic acid molecule of a), b) or c),

[0026] e) a nucleic acid molecule which, but for the degeneracy of the genetic code, would hybridise to the nucleic acid defined in a), b), c) or d).

[0027] According to another aspect, the present invention provides an isolated nucleic acid molecule comprising a nucleic acid sequence selected from the group consisting of

[0028] a) a nucleic acid molecule selected from Seq ID No 20.

[0029] b) a nucleic acid molecule which is complementary to the nucleic acid of a),

[0030] c) a nucleic acid molecule which, but for the degeneracy of the genetic code, would hybridise to the nucleic acid defined in a), b), c) or d).

[0031] Preferably, the nucleic acid molecule is DNA or RNA.

[0032] According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the nucleic acid molecule is isolated from a genomic DNA, especially from a S. epidermidis genomic DNA.

[0033] According to the present invention a vector comprising a nucleic acid molecule according to any of the present invention is provided.

[0034] In a preferred embodiment the vector is adapted for recombinant expression of the hyperimmune serum reactive antigens or fragments thereof encoded by the nucleic acid molecule according to the present invention.

[0035] The present invention also provides a host cell comprising the vector according to the present invention.

[0036] According to another aspect the present invention further provides a hyperimmune serum-reactive antigen comprising an amino acid sequence being encoded by a nucleic acid molecule according to the present invention.

[0037] In a preferred embodiment the amino acid sequence (polypeptide) is selected from the group consisting of Seq ID No 32, 35, 37-40, 42-44, 46, 48, 50, 52, 56-57, 59-62.

[0038] In another preferred embodiment the amino acid sequence (polypeptide) is selected from the group consisting of Seq ID No 33-34, 36, 41, 45, 47, 49, 53-55, 58.

[0039] In a further preferred embodiment the amino acid sequence (polypeptide) is selected from the group consisting of Seq ID No 51.

[0040] According to a further aspect the present invention provides fragments of hyperimmune serum-reactive antigens selected from the group consisting of peptides comprising amino acid sequences of column "predicted immunogenic aa" and "location of identified immunogenic region" of Table 1; the serum reactive epitopes of Table 1, especially peptides comprising amino acids 6-28, 54-59, 135-147, 193-205, 274-279, 284-291, 298-308, 342-347, 360-366, 380-386, 408-425, 437-446, 457-464, 467-477, 504-510, 517-530, 535-543, 547-553, 562-569, 573-579, 592-600, 602-613, 626-631, 638-668 and 396-449 of Seq ID No 32; 5-24, 101-108, 111-117, 128-142, 170-184, 205-211, 252-267, 308-316, 329-337, 345-353, 360-371, 375-389, 393-399, 413-419, 429-439, 446-456, 471-485, 495-507, 541-556, 582-588, 592-602, 607-617, 622-628, 630-640 and 8-21 of Seq ID No 33; 10-20, 23-33, 40-45, 59-65, 72-107, 113-119, 127-136, 151-161 and 33-59 of Seq ID No 34; 4-16, 28-34, 39-61, 66-79, 100-113, 120-127, 130-137, 142-148, 150-157, 192-201, 203-210, 228-239, 245-250, 256-266, 268-278, 288-294, 312-322, 336-344, 346-358, 388-396, 399-413, 425-430, 445-461, 464-470, 476-482, 486-492, 503-511, 520-527, 531-541, 551-558, 566-572, 609-625, 635-642, 650-656, 683-689, 691-705, 734-741, 750-767, 782-789, 802-808, 812-818, 837-844, 878-885, 907-917, 930-936 and 913-933 of Seq ID No 35; 5-12, 20-27, 46-78, 85-92, 104-112, 121-132, 150-167, 179-185, 200-213, 221-227, 240-264, 271-279, 282-290, 311-317 and 177-206 of Seq ID No 36; 18-24, 31-40, 45-51, 89-97, 100-123, 127-132, 139-153, 164-170, 184-194, 200-205, 215-238, 244-255, 257-270, 272-280, 289-302, 312-318, 338-348, 356-367 and 132-152 of Seq ID No 37; 7-16, 39-45, 73-83, 90-98, 118-124, 130-136, 194-204, 269-280, 320-327, 373-381, 389-397, 403-408, 424-430, 436-441, 463-476, 487-499, 507-514, 527-534, 540-550, 571-577, 593-599, 620-629, 641-647, 650-664, 697-703, 708-717, 729-742, 773-790, 794-805, 821-828, 830-837, 839-851, 858-908, 910-917, 938-947, 965-980, 1025-1033, 1050-1056, 1073-1081, 1084-1098, 1106-1120, 1132-1140, 1164-1170, 1185-1194, 1201-1208, 1215-1224, 1226-1234, 1267-1279, 1325-1331, 1356-1364, 1394-1411, 1426-1439, 1445-1461, 1498-1504, 1556-1561, 1564-1573, 1613-1639, 1648-1655, 1694-1714, 1748-1755, 1778-1785, 1808-1813, 1821-1827, 1829-1837, 1846-1852, 1859-1865, 1874-1883, 1895-1900, 1908-1913, 1931-1937, 1964-1981, 1995-2005, 2020-2033, 2040-2047, 2103-2109, 2118-2127, 2138-2144, 2166-2175, 2180-2187, 2220-2225, 2237-2242, 2247-2253, 2273-2281, 2286-2306, 2314-2320, 2323-2345, 2350-2355, 2371-2384, 2415-2424, 2426-2431, 2452-2472, 2584-2589, 2610-2621, 2638-2655, 2664-2670, 2681-2690, 2692-2714, 2724-2730 and 687-730 of Seq ID No 38; 10-40, 53-59, 79-85, 98-104, 117-122, 130-136, 144-158, 169-175, 180-185, 203-223, 232-237, 243-254, 295-301 and 254-292 of Seq ID No 39; 28-50, 67-85, 93-115, 120-134, 144-179, 240-249, 328-340, 354-360, 368-400, 402-417, 419-427, 429-445, 447-455, 463-468, 472-480, 485-500, 502-510, 512-534, 537-546, 553-558, 582-594, 619-637, 645-654, 690-709, 735-745, 749-756, 786-792, 275-316 and 378-401 of Seq ID No 40; 5-16, 21-30, 33-40, 52-74, 101-108, 116-122, 164-182, 185-219, 256-261, 273-279, 285-291, 297-304, 312-328, 331-338, 355-362, 364-371, 373-401, 411-423 and 191-208 of Seq ID No 41; 34-55, 67-74, 85-93, 105-115, 138-152, 161-171, 182-189, 197-205, 213-219, 232-239, 241-248, 250-263, 272-277, 288-299 and 216-231 of Seq ID No 42; 21-27, 32-37, 43-51, 67-74, 82-92, 94-100, 106-112, 140-149, 153-159, 164-182, 193-215, 222-227, 260-267, 308-322, 330-340, 378-387, 396-403, 417-432, 435-441, 448-465, 476-482, 488-498, 500-510 and 214-280 of Seq ID No 43; 4-21, 29-52, 80-87, 104-123, 126-133, 141-157, 182-189, 194-202, 214-220, 227-235, 242-252 and 33-108 of Seq ID No 44; 12-18, 20-27, 29-59, 64-72, 84-90, 96-103, 109-121, 125-155, 164-177, 179-186, 188-201, 216-227, 235-253, 259-274, 276-294, 296-310, 322-339, 341-348, 369-379, 398-403, 409-421 and 76-96 of Seq ID No 45; 4-15, 24-41, 71-80, 104-111, 113-119, 123-130, 139-149, 168-178, 187-200 and 4-45 of Seq ID No 46; 13-19, 32-37, 44-56 and 1-14 of Seq ID No 47; 6-11, 16-35, 75-81, 95-100, 126-139, 206-214, 225-233, 241-259, 268-276, 319-325, 339-360, 371-401, 435-441, 452-459, 462-472, 491-503, 505-516, 549-556, 567-580, 590-595, 612-622, 624-630, 642-648, 656-662, 687-693, 698-704, 706-712, 736-750, 768-777, 784-789, 812-818, 847-858, 894-900, 922-931, 938-949, 967-984, 986-992, 1027-1032, 1041-1054, 1082-1088, 1091-1097, 1119-1124, 1234-1240, 1250-1258, 1274-1289, 1299-1305, 1392-1398, 1400-1405, 1429-1442, 1460-1474, 1505-1514, 1531-1537, 1540-1552, 1558-1571, 1582-1587, 1616-1623, 1659-1666, 1671-1677, 1680-1686, 1698-1704, 1706-1712, 1768-1774, 1783-1797, 1814-1819, 1849-1855, 1870-1876, 1890-1897, 1947-1953, 1972-1980, 1999-2013, 2044-2051, 2068-2084, 2093-2099, 2122-2131, 2142-2147, 2156-2163, 2170-2179, 2214-2220, 2235-2245, 2271-2281, 2287-2293, 2308-2317, 2352-2362, 2373-2378, 2387-2407, 2442-2448, 2458-2474, 2507-2516, 2531-2537, 2540-2551, 2555-2561, 2586-2599, 2617-2627, 2644-2649, 2661-2675, 2685-2692, 2695-2707, 2733-2739, 2741-2747, 2774-2783, 2788-2795, 2860-2870, 2891-2903, 2938-2947, 2973-2980, 2993-2999, 3004-3030, 3046-3059, 3066-3077, 3082-3088, 3120-3132, 3144-3149, 3153-3169, 3200-3212, 3232-3256, 3276-3290, 3308-3322, 3330-3338, 3353-3360, 3363-3371, 3390-3408, 3431-3447, 3454-3484, 3503-3515, 3524-3541, 3543-3550, 3560-3567, 3586-3599, 3616-3621, 3642-3647, 3663-3679, 213-276, 579-621 and 1516-1559 of Seq ID No 48; 19-41, 43-49, 55-62, 67-74, 114-121, 130-140, 188-197, 208-217, 226-232, 265-287, 292-299, 301-319, 372-394, 400-410, 421-427 and 12-56 of Seq ID No 49; 6-12, 44-51, 53-60, 67-88, 91-100, 104-123, 137-142, 148-158, 161-168, 175-201, 204-210, 222-231, 239-253, 258-264, 272-282 and 60-138 of Seq ID No 50; 4-63, 69-104, 110-121, 124-131, 134-152, 161-187, 204-221, 223-237, 239-296, 298-310, 331-365, 380-405, 423-451, 470-552, 554-562, 574-581, 592-649, 651-658, 661-671, 673-707, 713-734, 741-748, 758-765, 773-790 and 509-528 of Seq ID No 51; 89-94, 102-115, 123-129, 181-188, 200-206, 211-235, 239-249, 267-281, 295-310, 316-321, 331-341, 344-359, 365-386, 409-422, 443-453, 495-506, 514-521, 539-547, 553-560, 563-570, 586-596, 621-626, 633-638, 651-657, 666-683, 697-705, 731-739, 761-768, 865-883 and 213-265 of Seq ID No 52; 5-20, 24-34, 37-43, 92-102, 134-139, 156-162, 184-191, 193-205, 207-213, 225-231, 241-247, 259-267, 269-286, 337-350, 365-372, 378-386, 399-413, 415-421, 447-457, 467-481 and 145-183 of Seq ID No 53; 12-19, 29-41, 43-57, 80-98, 106-141, 143-156, 172-183, 185-210, 214-220, 226-234, 278-287 and 237-287 of Seq ID No 54; 5-12, 32-48, 50-72, 75-81, 88-94 and 16-40 of Seq ID No 55; 4-21, 29-42, 48-62, 65-80, 95-101, 103-118, 122-130, 134-140, 143-152, 155-165, 182-192, 198-208, 232-247, 260-268, 318-348, 364-369, 380-391, 403-411, 413-424 and 208-230 of Seq ID No 56; 4-18, 65-75, 82-92, 123-140, 144-159, 166-172, 188-194 and 174-195 of Seq ID No 57; 7-20, 58-71, 94-101, 110-119, 199-209, 231-242, 247-254, 267-277, 282-290, 297-306, 313-319, 333-342, 344-369, 390-402, 414-431, 436-448, 462-471 and 310-350 of Seq ID No 58; 4-25, 37-44, 53-59, 72-78, 86-99, 119-128, 197-203, 209-218, 220-226, 233-244, 246-254, 264-271, 277-289, 407-430, 437-445, 464-472, 482-488, 503-509 and 308-331 of Seq ID No 59; 4-12, 14-43, 52-58 and 43-58 of Seq ID No 60; 4-14, 21-29, 35-49 and 38-50 of Seq ID No 61; 4-19, 31-37, 58-72, 94-108 and 1-72 of Seq ID No 62.

[0041] The present invention also provides a process for producing a S. epidermidis hyperimmune serum reactive antigen or a fragment thereof according to the present invention comprising expressing one or more of the nucleic acid molecules according to the present invention in a suitable expression system.

[0042] Moreover, the present invention provides a process for producing a cell, which expresses a S. epidermidis hyperimmune serum reactive antigen or a fragment thereof according to the present invention comprising transforming or transfecting a suitable host cell with the vector according to the present invention.

[0043] According to the present invention a pharmaceutical composition, especially a vaccine, comprising a hyperimmune serum-reactive antigen or a fragment thereof as defined in the present invention or a nucleic acid molecule as defined in the present invention is provided.

[0044] In a preferred embodiment the pharmaceutical composition further comprises an immunostimulatory substance, preferably selected from the group comprising polycationic polymers, especially polycationic peptides, immunostimulatory deoxynucleotides (ODNs), peptides containing at least two LysLeuLys motifs, especially KLKLSKLK (SEQ ID NO:63), neuroactive compounds, espedully human growth hormone, alumn, Freund's complete or incomplete adjuvants or combinations thereof.

[0045] In a more preferred embodiment the immunostimulatory substance is a combination of either a polycationic polymer and immunostimulatory deoxynucleotides or of a peptide containing at least two LysLeuLys motifs and immunostimulatory deoxynucleotides.

[0046] In a still more preferred embodiment the polycationic polymer is a polycationic peptide, especially polyarginine.

[0047] According to the present invention the use of a nucleic acid molecule according to the present invention or a hyperimmune serum-reactive antigen or fragment thereof according to the present invention for the manufacture of a pharmaceutical preparation, especially for the manufacture of a vaccine against S. epidermidis infection, is provided.

[0048] Also an antibody, or at least an effective part thereof, which binds at least to a selective part of the hyperimmune serum-reactive antigen or a fragment thereof according to the present invention is provided herewith.

[0049] In a preferred embodiment the antibody is a monoclonal antibody.

[0050] In another preferred embodiment the effective part of the antibody comprises Fab fragments.

[0051] In a further preferred embodiment the antibody is a chimeric antibody.

[0052] In a still preferred embodiment the antibody is a humanized antibody.

[0053] The present invention also provides a hybridoma cell line, which produces an antibody according to the present invention.

[0054] Moreover, the present invention provides a method for producing an antibody according to the present invention, characterized by the following steps:

[0055] initiating an immune response in a non-human animal by administrating an hyperimmune serum-reactive antigen or a fragment thereof, as defined in the invention, to said animal,

[0056] removing an antibody containing body fluid from said animal, and

[0057] producing the antibody by subjecting said antibody containing body fluid to further purification steps.

[0058] Accordingly, the present invention also provides a method for producing an antibody according to the present invention, characterized by the following steps:

[0059] initiating an immune response in a non-human animal by administrating an hyperimmune serum-reactive antigen or a fragment thereof, as defined in the present invention, to said animal,

[0060] removing the spleen or spleen cells from said animal,

[0061] producing hybridoma cells of said spleen or spleen cells,

[0062] selecting and cloning hybridoma cells specific for said hyperimmune serum-reactive antigens or a fragment thereof,

[0063] producing the antibody by cultivation of said cloned hybridoma cells and optionally further purification steps.

[0064] The antibodies provided or produced according to the above methods may be used for the preparation of a medicament for treating or preventing S. epidermidis infections.

[0065] According to another aspect the present invention provides an antagonist, which binds to a hyperimmune serum-reactive antigen or a fragment thereof according to the present invention.

[0066] Such an antagonist capable of binding to a hyperimmune serum-reactive antigen or fragment thereof according to the present invention may be identified by a method comprising the following steps:

[0067] a) contacting an isolated or immobilized hyperimmune serum-reactive antigen or a fragment thereof according to the present invention with a candidate antagonist under conditions to permit binding of said candidate antagonist to said hyperimmune serum-reactive antigen or fragment, in the presence of a component capable of providing a detectable signal in response to the binding of the candidate antagonist to said hyperimmune serum reactive antigen or fragment thereof; and

[0068] b) detecting the presence or absence of a signal generated in response to the binding of the antagonist to the hyperimmune serum reactive antigen or the fragment thereof.

[0069] An antagonist capable of reducing or inhibiting the interaction activity of a hyperimmune serum-reactive antigen or a fragment thereof according to the present invention to its interaction partner may be identified by a method comprising the following steps:

[0070] a) providing a hyperimmune serum reactive antigen or a hyperimmune fragment thereof according to the present invention,

[0071] b) providing an interaction partner to said hyperimmune serum reactive antigen or a fragment thereof, especially an antibody according to the present invention,

[0072] c) allowing interaction of said hyperimmune serum reactive antigen or fragment thereof to said interaction partner to form an interaction complex,

[0073] d) providing a candidate antagonist,

[0074] e) allowing a competition reaction to occur between the candidate antagonist and the interaction complex,

[0075] f) determining whether the candidate antagonist inhibits or reduces the interaction activities of the hyperimmune serum reactive antigen or the fragment thereof with the interaction partner.

[0076] The hyperimmune serum reactive antigens or fragments thereof according to the present invention may be used for the isolation and/or purification and/or identification of an interaction partner of said hyperimmune serum reactive antigen or fragment thereof.

[0077] The present invention also provides a process for in vitro diagnosing a disease related to expression of a hyperimmune serum-reactive antigen or a fragment thereof according to the present invention comprising determining the presence of a nucleic acid sequence encoding said hyperimmune serum reactive antigen or fragment thereof according to the present invention or the presence of the hyperimmune serum reactive antigen or fragment thereof according to the present invention.

[0078] The present invention also provides a process for in vitro diagnosis of a bacterial infection, especially a S. epidermidis infection, comprising analyzing for the presence of a nucleic acid sequence encoding said hyperimmune serum reactive antigen or fragment thereof according to the present invention or the presence of the hyperimmune serum reactive antigen or fragment thereof according to the present invention.

[0079] Moreover, the present invention provides the use of a hyperimmune serum reactive antigen or fragment thereof according to the present invention for the generation of a peptide binding to said hyperimmune serum reactive antigen or fragment thereof, wherein the peptide is an anticaline.

[0080] The present invention also provides the use of a hyperimmune serum-reactive antigen or fragment thereof according to the present invention for the manufacture of a functional nucleic acid, wherein the functional nucleic acid is selected from the group comprising aptamers and spiegelmers.

[0081] The nucleic acid molecule according to the present invention may also be used for the manufacture of a functional ribonucleic acid, wherein the functional ribonucleic acid is selected from the group comprising ribozymes, antisense nucleic acids and siRNA.

[0082] The present invention advantageously provides an efficient and relevant set of isolated nucleic acid molecules and their encoded hyperimmune serum reactive antigens or fragments thereof identified from S. epidermidis using an antibody preparation from a human plasma pool and surface expression libraries derived from the genome of S. epidermidis. Thus, the present invention fulfils a widely felt demand for S. epidermidis antigens, vaccines, diagnostics and products useful in procedures for preparing antibodies and for identifying compounds effective against S. epidermidis infection.

[0083] An effective vaccine should be composed of proteins or polypeptides, which are expressed by all strains and are able to induce high affinity, abundant antibodies against cell surface components of S. epidermidis. The antibodies should be IgG1 and/or IgG3 for opsonization, and any IgG sub-type and IgA for neutralisation of adherence and toxin action. A chemically defined vaccine must be definitely superior compared to a whole cell vaccine (attenuated or killed), since components of S. epidermidis, which might cross-react with human tissues or inhibit opsonization can be eliminated, and the individual proteins inducing protective antibodies and/or a protective immune response can be selected.

[0084] The approach, which has been employed for the present invention, is based on the interaction of staphylococcal proteins or peptides with the antibodies present in human sera. The antibodies produced against S. epidermidis by the human immune system and present in human sera are indicative of the in vivo expression of the antigenic proteins and their immunogenicity. In addition, the antigenic proteins as identified by the bacterial surface display expression libraries using pools of pre-selected sera, are processed in a second and third round of screening by individual selected or generated sera. Thus the present invention supplies an efficient and relevant set of staphyloococcal antigens as a pharmaceutical composition, especially a vaccine preventing infection by S. epidermidis.

[0085] In the antigen identification program for identifying a relevant and efficient set of antigens according to the present invention, three different bacterial surface expression libraries are screened with a serum pool derived from a serum collection, which has been tested against antigenic compounds of S. epidermidis, such as whole cell extracts and culture supernatant proteins in order to be considered hyperimmune and therefore relevant in the screening method applied for the present invention. The antibodies produced against staphyloococci by the human immune system and present in human sera are indicative of the in vivo expression of the antigenic proteins and their immunogenicity.

[0086] The expression libraries as used in the present invention should allow expression of all potential antigens, e.g. derived from all surface proteins of S. epidermidis. Bacterial surface display libraries will be represented by a recombinant library of a bacterial host displaying a (total) set of expressed peptide sequences of staphylococci on a number of selected outer membrane proteins (LamB, FhuA) at the bacterial host membrane {Georgiou, G., 1997; Etz, H. et al., 2001}. One of the advantages of using recombinant expression libraries is that the identified hyperimmune serum-reactive antigens may be instantly produced by expression of the coding sequences of the screened and selected clones expressing the hyperimmune serum-reactive antigens without further recombinant DNA technology or cloning steps necessary.

[0087] The comprehensive set of antigens identified by the described program according to the present invention is analysed further by one or more additional rounds of screening. Therefore individual antibody preparations or antibodies generated against selected peptides, which were identified as immunogenic are used. According to a preferred embodiment the individual antibody preparations for the second round of screening are derived from patients who have suffered from an acute infection with staphylococci, especially from patients who show an antibody titer above a certain minimum level, for example an antibody titer being higher than 80 percentile, preferably higher than 90 percentile, especially higher than 95 percentile of the human (patient or healthy individual) sera tested. Using such high titer individual antibody preparations in the second screening round allows a very selective identification of the hyperimmune serum-reactive antigens and fragments thereof from S. epidermidis.

[0088] Following the screening procedure, the selected antigenic proteins, expressed as recombinant proteins or in vitro translated products, in case it can not be expressed in prokaryotic expression systems, or the identified antigenic peptides (produced synthetically) are tested in a second screening by a series of ELISA and Western blotting assays for the assessment of their immunogenicity with a large human serum collection (>100 uninfected, >50 patients sera).

[0089] It is important that the individual antibody preparations (which may also be the selected serum) allow a selective identification of the most promising candidates of all the hyperimmune serum-reactive antigens from all the promising candidates from the first round. Therefore, preferably at least 10 individual antibody preparations (i.e. antibody preparations (e.g. sera) from at least 10 different individuals having suffered from an infection to the chosen pathogen) should be used in identifying these antigens in the second screening round. Of course, it is possible to use also less than 10 individual preparations, however, selectivity of the step may not be optimal with a low number of individual antibody preparations. On the other hand, if a given hyperimmune serum-reactive antigen (or an antigenic fragment thereof) is recognized by at least 10 individual antibody preparations, preferably at least 30, especially at least 50 individual antibody preparations, identification of the hyperimmune serum-reactive antigen is also selective enough for a proper identification. Hyperimmune serum-reactivity may of course be tested with as many individual preparations as possible (e.g. with more than 100 or even with more than 1,000).

[0090] Therefore, the relevant portion of the hyperimmune serum-reactive antibody preparations according to the method of the present invention should preferably be at least 10, more preferred at least 30, especially at least 50 individual antibody preparations. Alternatively (or in combination) hyperimmune serum-reactive antigens may preferably be also identified with at least 20%, preferably at least 30%, especially at least 40% of all individual antibody preparations used in the second screening round.

[0091] According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the sera from which the individual antibody preparations for the second round of screening are prepared (or which are used as antibody preparations), are selected by their titer against S. epidermidis (e.g. against a preparation of this pathogen, such as a lysate, cell wall components and recombinant proteins). Preferably, some are selected with a total IgA titer above 4,000 U, especially above 6,000 U, and/or an IgG titer above 10,000 U, especially above 12,000 U (U=units, calculated from the OD405 nm reading at a given dilution) when the whole organism (total lysate or whole cells) is used as antigen in the ELISA.

[0092] The antibodies produced against staphylococci by the human immune system and present in human sera are indicative of the in vivo expression of the antigenic proteins and their immunogenicity. The recognition of linear epitopes by antibodies can be based on sequences as short as 4-5 amino acids. Of course it does not necessarily mean that these short peptides are capable of inducing the given antibody in vivo. For that reason the defined epitopes, polypeptides and proteins are further to be tested in animals (mainly in mice) for their capacity to induce antibodies against the selected proteins in vivo.

[0093] The preferred antigens are located on the cell surface or are secreted, and are therefore accessible extracellularly. Antibodies against cell wall proteins are expected to serve two purposes: to inhibit adhesion and to promote phagocytosis. Antibodies against secreted proteins are beneficial in neutralisation of their function as toxin or virulence component. It is also known that bacteria communicate with each other through secreted proteins. Neutralizing antibodies against these proteins will interrupt growth-promoting cross-talk between or within streptococcal species. Bioinformatic analyses (signal sequences, cell wall localisation signals, transmembrane domains) proved to be very useful in assessing cell surface localisation or secretion. The experimental approach includes the isolation of antibodies with the corresponding epitopes and proteins from human serum, and the generation of immune sera in mice against (poly)peptides selected by the bacterial surface display screens. These sera are then used in a third round of screening as reagents in the following assays: cell surface staining of staphylococci grown under different conditions (FACS, microscopy), determination of neutralizing capacity (toxin, adherence), and promotion of opsonization and phagocytosis (in vitro phagocytosis assay).

[0094] For that purpose, bacterial E. coli clones are directly injected into mice and immune sera are taken and tested in the relevant in vitro assay for functional opsonic or neutralizing antibodies. Alternatively, specific antibodies may be purified from human or mouse sera using peptides or proteins as substrate.

[0095] Host defence against S. epidermidis relies mainly on innate immunological mechanisms. Inducing high affinity antibodies of the opsonic and neutralizing type by vaccination helps the innate immune system to eliminate bacteria and toxins. This makes the method according to the present invention an optimal tool for the identification of staphylococcal antigenic proteins.

[0096] The skin and mucous membranes are formidable barriers against invasion by staphylococci. However, once the skin or the mucous membranes are breached the first line of non-adaptive cellular defence begins its co-ordinate action through complement and phagocytes, especially the polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMNs). These cells can be regarded as the cornerstones in eliminating invading bacteria. As staphylococci are primarily extracellular pathogens, the major anti-staphylococcal adaptive response comes from the humoral arm of the immune system, and is mediated through three major mechanisms: promotion of opsonization, toxin neutralisation, and inhibition of adherence. It is believed that opsonization is especially important, because of its requirement for an effective phagocytosis. For efficient opsonization the microbial surface has to be coated with antibodies and complement factors for recognition by PMNs through receptors to the Fc fragment of the IgG molecule or to activated C3b. After opsonization, staphyloococci are phagocytosed and killed. Antibodies bound to specific antigens on the cell surface of bacteria serve as ligands for the attachment to PMNs and to promote phagocytosis. The very same antibodies bound to the adhesins and other cell surface proteins are expected to neutralize adhesion and prevent colonization. The selection of antigens as provided by the present invention is thus well suited to identify those that will lead to protection against infection in an animal model or in humans.

[0097] According to the antigen identification method used herein, the present invention can surprisingly provide a set of novel nucleic acids and novel hyperimmune serum reactive antigens and fragments thereof of S. epidermidis, among other things, as described below. According to one aspect, the invention particularly relates to the nucleotide sequences encoding hyperimmune serum reactive antigens which sequences are set forth in the Sequence listing Seq ID No: 1-31 and the corresponding encoded amino acid sequences representing hyperimmune serum reactive antigens are set forth in the Sequence Listing Seq ID No 32-62.

[0098] In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, a nucleic acid molecule is provided which exhibits 70% identity over their entire length to a nucleotide sequence set forth with Seq ID No 1, 4, 6-9, 11-13, 15, 17, 19, 21, 25-26, 28-31. Most highly preferred are nucleic acids that comprise a region that is at least 80% or at least 85% identical over their entire length to a nucleic acid molecule set forth with Seq ID No 1, 4, 6-9, 11-13, 15, 17, 19, 21, 25-26, 28-31. In this regard, nucleic acid molecules at least 90%, 91%, 92%, 93%, 94%, 95%, or 96% identical over their entire length to the same are particularly preferred. Furthermore, those with at least 97% are highly preferred, those with at least 98% and at least 99% are particularly highly preferred, with at least 99% or 99.5% being the more preferred, with 100% identity being especially preferred. Moreover, preferred embodiments in this respect are nucleic acids which encode hyperimmune serum reactive antigens or fragments thereof (polypeptides) which retain substantially the same biological function or activity as the mature polypeptide encoded by said nucleic acids set forth in the Seq ID No 1, 4, 6-9, 11-13, 15, 17, 19, 21, 25-26, 28-31.

[0099] Identity, as known in the art and used herein, is the relationship between two or more polypeptide sequences or two or more polynucleotide sequences, as determined by comparing the sequences. In the art, identity also means the degree of sequence relatedness between polypeptide or polynucleotide sequences, as the case may be, as determined by the match between strings of such sequences. Identity can be readily calculated. While there exist a number of methods to measure identity between two polynucleotide or two polypeptide sequences, the term is well known to skilled artisans (e.g. Sequence Analysis in Molecular Biology, von Heinje, G., Academic Press, 1987). Preferred methods to determine identity are designed to give the largest match between the sequences tested. Methods to determine identity are codified in computer programs. Preferred computer program methods to determine identity between two sequences include, but are not limited to, GCG program package {Devereux, J. et al., 1984}, BLASTP, BLASTN, and FASTA {Altschul, S. et al., 1990}.

[0100] According to another aspect of the invention, nucleic acid molecules are provided which exhibit at least 96% identity to the nucleic acid sequence set forth with Seq ID No 2-3, 5, 10, 14, 16, 18, 22-24, 27.

[0101] According to a further aspect of the present invention, nucleic acid molecules are provided which are identical to the nucleic acid sequences set forth with Seq ID No 20.

[0102] The nucleic acid molecules according to the present invention can as a second alternative also be a nucleic acid molecule which is at least essentially complementary to the nucleic acid described as the first alternative above. As used herein complementary means that a nucleic acid strand is base pairing via Watson-Crick base pairing with a second nucleic acid strand. Essentially complementary as used herein means that the base pairing is not occurring for all of the bases of the respective strands but leaves a certain number or percentage of the bases unpaired or wrongly paired. The percentage of correctly pairing bases is preferably at least 70%, more preferably 80%, even more preferably 90% and most preferably any percentage higher than 90%. It is to be noted that a percentage of 70% matching bases is considered as homology and the hybridization having this extent of matching base pairs is considered as stringent. Hybridization conditions for this kind of stringent hybridization may be taken from Current Protocols in Molecular Biology (John Wiley and Sons, Inc., 1987). More particularly, the hybridization conditions can be as follows:

[0103] Hybridization performed e.g. in 5×SSPE, 5×Denhardt's reagent, 0.1% SDS, 100 g/mL sheared DNA at 68° C.

[0104] Moderate stringency wash in 0.2×SSC, 0.1% SDS at 42° C.

[0105] High stringency wash in 0.1×SSC, 0.1% SDS at 68° C.

[0106] Genomic DNA with a GC content of 50% has an approximate TM of 96° C. For 1% mismatch, the TM is reduced by approximately 1° C.

[0107] In addition, any of the further hybridization conditions described herein are in principle applicable as well.

[0108] Of course, all nucleic acid sequence molecules which encode the same polypeptide molecule as those identified by the present invention are encompassed by any disclosure of a given coding sequence, since the degeneracy of the genetic code is directly applicable to unambiguously determine all possible nucleic acid molecules which encode a given polypeptide molecule, even if the number of such degenerated nucleic acid molecules may be high. This is also applicable for fragments of a given polypeptide, as long as the fragments encode a polypeptide being suitable to be used in a vaccination connection, e.g. as an active or passive vaccine.

[0109] The nucleic acid molecule according to the present invention can as a third alternative also be a nucleic acid which comprises a stretch of at least 15 bases of the nucleic acid molecule according to the first and second alternative of the nucleic acid molecules according to the present invention as outlined above. Preferably, the bases form a contiguous stretch of bases. However, it is also within the scope of the present invention that the stretch consists of two or more moieties, which are separated by a number of bases.

[0110] The present nucleic acids may preferably consist of at least 20, even more preferred at least 30, especially at least 50 contiguous bases from the sequences disclosed herein. The suitable length may easily be optimized due to the planned area of use (e.g. as (PCR) primers, probes, capture molecules (e.g. on a (DNA) chip), etc.). Preferred nucleic acid molecules contain at least a contiguous 15 base portion of one or more of the predicted immunogenic amino acid sequences listed in Table 1, especially the sequences of Table 1 with scores of more than 10, preferably more than 20, especially with a score of more than 25. Specifically preferred are nucleic acids containing a contiguous portion of a DNA sequence of any sequence in the sequence protocol of the present application which shows 1 or more, preferably more than 2, especially more than 5, non-identical nucleic acid residues compared to the published Staphylococcus epidermidis strain RP62A genome (http://www.tigr.org/tdb/mdb/mdbinprogress.html) and/or any other published S. epidermidis genome sequence or parts thereof. Specifically preferred non-identical nucleic acid residues are residues, which lead to a non-identical amino acid residue. Preferably, the nucleic acid sequences encode for polypeptides having at least 1, preferably at least 2, preferably at least three different amino acid residues compared to the published S. epidermidis counterparts mentioned above. Also such isolated polypeptides, being fragments of the proteins (or the whole protein) mentioned herein e.g. in the sequence listing, having at least 6, 7, or 8 amino acid residues and being encoded by these nucleic acids are preferred.

[0111] The nucleic acid molecule according to the present invention can as a fourth alternative also be a nucleic acid molecule which anneals under stringent hybridisation conditions to any of the nucleic acids of the present invention according to the above outlined first, second, and third alternative. Stringent hybridisation conditions are typically those described herein.

[0112] Finally, the nucleic acid molecule according to the present invention can as a fifth alternative also be a nucleic acid molecule which, but for the degeneracy of the genetic code, would hybridise to any of the nucleic acid molecules according to any nucleic acid molecule of the present invention according to the first, second, third, and fourth alternative as outlined above. This kind of nucleic acid molecule refers to the fact that preferably the nucleic acids according to the present invention code for the hyperimmune serum reactive antigens or fragments thereof according to the present invention. This kind of nucleic acid molecule is particularly useful in the detection of a nucleic acid molecule according to the present invention and thus the diagnosis of the respective microorganisms such as S. epidermidis and any disease or diseased condition where this kind of microorganims is involved. Preferably, the hybridisation would occur or be preformed under stringent conditions as described in connection with the fourth alternative described above.

[0113] Nucleic acid molecule as used herein generally refers to any ribonucleic acid molecule or deoxyribonucleic acid molecule, which may be unmodified RNA or DNA or modified RNA or DNA. Thus, for instance, nucleic acid molecule as used herein refers to, among other, single- and double-stranded DNA, DNA that is a mixture of single- and double-stranded RNA, and RNA that is a mixture of single- and double-stranded regions, hybrid molecules comprising DNA and RNA that may be single-stranded or, more typically, double-stranded, or triple-stranded, or a mixture of single- and double-stranded regions. In addition, nucleic acid molecule as used herein refers to triple-stranded regions comprising RNA or DNA or both RNA and DNA. The strands in such regions may be from the same molecule or from different molecules. The regions may include all of one or more of the molecules, but more typically involve only a region of some of the molecules. One of the molecules of a triple-helical region often is an oligonucleotide. As used herein, the term nucleic acid molecule includes DNAs or RNAs as described above that contain one or more modified bases. Thus, DNAs or RNAs with backbones modified for stability or for other reasons are "nucleic acid molecule" as that term is intended herein. Moreover, DNAs or RNAs comprising unusual bases, such as inosine, or modified bases, such as tritylated bases, to name just two examples, are nucleic acid molecule as the term is used herein. It will be appreciated that a great variety of modifications have been made to DNA and RNA that serve many useful purposes known to those of skill in the art. The term nucleic acid molecule as it is employed herein embraces such chemically, enzymatically or metabolically modified forms of nucleic acid molecule, as well as the chemical forms of DNA and RNA characteristic of viruses and cells, including simple and complex cells, inter alia. The term nucleic acid molecule also embraces short nucleic acid molecules often referred to as oligonucleotide(s). "Polynucleotide" and "nucleic acid" or "nucleic acid molecule" are often used interchangeably herein.

[0114] Nucleic acid molecules provided in the present invention also encompass numerous unique fragments, both longer and shorter than the nucleic acid molecule sequences set forth in the sequencing listing of the S. epidermidis coding regions, which can be generated by standard cloning methods. To be unique, a fragment must be of sufficient size to distinguish it from other known nucleic acid sequences, most readily determined by comparing any selected S. epidermidis fragment to the nucleotide sequences in computer databases such as GenBank.

[0115] Additionally, modifications can be made to the nucleic acid molecules and polypeptides that are encompassed by the present invention. For example, nucleotide substitutions can be made which do not affect the polypeptide encoded by the nucleic acid, and thus any nucleic acid molecule which encodes a hyperimmune serum reactive antigen or fragments thereof is encompassed by the present invention.

[0116] Furthermore, any of the nucleic acid molecules encoding hyperimmune serum reactive antigens or fragments thereof provided by the present invention can be functionally linked, using standard techniques such as standard cloning techniques, to any desired regulatory sequences, whether a S. epidermidis regulatory sequence or a heterologous regulatory sequence, heterologous leader sequence, heterologous marker sequence or a heterologous coding sequence to create a fusion protein.

[0117] Nucleic acid molecules of the present invention may be in the form of RNA, such as mRNA or cRNA, or in the form of DNA, including, for instance, cDNA and genomic DNA obtained by cloning or produced by chemical synthetic techniques or by a combination thereof. The DNA may be triple-stranded, double-stranded or single-stranded. Single-stranded DNA may be the coding strand, also known as the sense strand, or it may be the non-coding strand, also referred to as the anti-sense strand.

[0118] The present invention further relates to variants of the herein above described nucleic acid molecules which encode fragments, analogs and derivatives of the hyperimmune serum reactive antigens and fragments thereof having a deducted S. epidermidis amino acid sequence set forth in the Sequence Listing. A variant of the nucleic acid molecule may be a naturally occurring variant such as a naturally occurring allelic variant, or it may be a variant that is not known to occur naturally. Such non-naturally occurring variants of the nucleic acid molecule may be made by mutagenesis techniques, including those applied to nucleic acid molecules, cells or organisms.

[0119] Among variants in this regard are variants that differ from the aforementioned nucleic acid molecules by nucleotide substitutions, deletions or additions. The substitutions, deletions or additions may involve one or more nucleotides. The variants may be altered in coding or non-coding regions or both. Alterations in the coding regions may produce conservative or non-conservative amino acid substitutions, deletions or additions. Preferred are nucleic acid molecules encoding a variant, analog, derivative or fragment, or a variant, analogue or derivative of a fragment, which have a S. epidermidis sequence as set forth in the Sequence Listing, in which several, a few, 5 to 10, 1 to 5, 1 to 3, 2, 1 or no amino acid(s) is substituted, deleted or added, in any combination. Especially preferred among these are silent substitutions, additions and deletions, which do not alter the properties and activities of the S. epidermidis polypeptides set forth in the Sequence Listing. Also especially preferred in this regard are conservative substitutions.

[0120] The peptides and fragments according to the present invention also include modified epitopes wherein preferably one or two of the amino acids of a given epitope are modified or replaced according to the rules disclosed in e.g. {Tourdot, S. et al., 2000}, as well as the nucleic acid sequences encoding such modified epitopes.

[0121] It is clear that also epitopes derived from the present epitopes by amino acid exchanges improving, conserving or at least not significantly impeding the T cell activating capability of the epitopes are covered by the epitopes according to the present invention. Therefore the present epitopes also cover epitopes, which do not contain the original sequence as derived from S. epidermidis, but trigger the same or preferably an improved T cell response. These epitope are referred to as "heteroclitic"; they need to have a similar or preferably greater affinity to MHC/HLA molecules, and the need the ability to stimulate the T cell receptors (TCR) directed to the original epitope in a similar or preferably stronger manner.

[0122] Heteroclitic epitopes can be obtained by rational design i.e. taking into account the contribution of individual residues to binding to MHC/HLA as for instance described by {Rammensee, H. et al., 1999}, combined with a systematic exchange of residues potentially interacting with the TCR and testing the resulting sequences with T cells directed against the original epitope. Such a design is possible for a skilled man in the art without much experimentation.

[0123] Another possibility includes the screening of peptide libraries with T cells directed against the original epitope. A preferred way is the positional scanning of synthetic peptide libraries. Such approaches have been described in detail for instance by {Hemmer, B. et al., 1999} and the references given therein.

[0124] As an alternative to epitopes represented by the present derived amino acid sequences or heteroclitic epitopes, also substances mimicking these epitopes e.g. "peptidemimetica" or "retroinverso-peptides" can be applied.

[0125] Another aspect of the design of improved epitopes is their formulation or modification with substances increasing their capacity to stimulate T cells. These include T helper cell epitopes, lipids or liposomes or preferred modifications as described in WO 01/78767.

[0126] Another way to increase the T cell stimulating capacity of epitopes is their formulation with immune stimulating substances for instance cytokines or chemokines like interleukin-2, -7, -12, -18, class I and II interferons (IFN), especially IFN-gamma, GM-CSF, TNF-alpha, flt3-ligand and others.

[0127] As discussed additionally herein regarding nucleic acid molecule assays of the invention, for instance, nucleic acid molecules of the invention as discussed above, may be used as a hybridization probe for RNA, cDNA and genomic DNA to isolate full-length cDNAs and genomic clones encoding polypeptides of the present invention and to isolate cDNA and genomic clones of other genes that have a high sequence similarity to the nucleic acid molecules of the present invention. Such probes generally will comprise at least 15 bases. Preferably, such probes will have at least 20, at least 25 or at least 30 bases, and may have at least 50 bases. Particularly preferred probes will have at least 30 bases, and will have 50 bases or less, such as 30, 35, 40, 45, or 50 bases.

[0128] For example, the coding region of a nucleic acid molecule of the present invention may be isolated by screening a relevant library using the known DNA sequence to synthesize an oligonucleotide probe. A labeled oligonucleotide having a sequence complementary to that of a gene of the present invention is then used to screen a library of cDNA, genomic DNA or mRNA to determine to which members of the library the probe hybridizes.

[0129] The nucleic acid molecules and polypeptides of the present invention may be employed as reagents and materials for development of treatments of and diagnostics for disease, particularly human disease, as further discussed herein relating to nucleic acid molecule assays, inter alia.

[0130] The nucleic acid molecules of the present invention that are oligonucleotides can be used in the processes herein as described, but preferably for PCR, to determine whether or not the S. epidermidis genes identified herein in whole or in part are present and/or transcribed in infected tissue such as blood. It is recognized that such sequences will also have utility in diagnosis of the stage of infection and type of infection the pathogen has attained. For this and other purposes the arrays comprising at least one of the nucleic acids according to the present invention as described herein, may be used.

[0131] The nucleic acid molecules according to the present invention may be used for the detection of nucleic acid molecules and organisms or samples containing these nucleic acids. Preferably such detection is for diagnosis, more preferable for the diagnosis of a disease related or linked to the present or abundance of S. epidermidis.

[0132] Eukaryotes (herein also "individual(s)"), particularly mammals, and especially humans, infected with S. epidermidis may be identifiable by detecting any of the nucleic acid molecules according to the present invention detected at the DNA level by a variety of techniques. Preferred nucleic acid molecules candidates for distinguishing a S. epidermidis from other organisms can be obtained.

[0133] The different polypeptides described herein can have therapeutic and/or diagnostic utilities. The present application identifies different immunogenic polypeptides, and immunogenic polypeptide regions, characteristic of S. epi. An immunogenic polypeptide region can be present by itself or part of a longer length polypeptide. The polypeptides and polypeptide regions can be used in diagnostic applications to provide an indication as to whether a person is, or has been, infected with S. epi. For example, a polypeptide containing an S. epi immunogenic region can be used to generate S. epi antibodies, which can be used to detect the presence of S. epi in serum; and a polypeptide containing an S. epi immunogenic region can be used to detect the presence of S. epi. antibodies in serum.

[0134] The invention provides a process for diagnosing disease, arising from infection with S. epidermidis, comprising determining from a sample isolated or derived from an individual an increased level of expression of a nucleic acid molecule having the sequence of a nucleic acid molecule set forth in the Sequence Listing. Expression of nucleic acid molecules can be measured using any one of the methods well known in the art for the quantitation of nucleic acid molecules, such as, for example, PCR, RT-PCR, Rnase protection, Northern blotting, other hybridisation methods and the arrays described herein.

[0135] Isolated as used herein means separated "by the hand of man" from its natural state; i.e., that, if it occurs in nature, it has been changed or removed from its original environment, or both. For example, a naturally occurring nucleic acid molecule or a polypeptide naturally present in a living organism in its natural state is not "isolated," but the same nucleic acid molecule or polypeptide separated from the coexisting materials of its natural state is "isolated", as the term is employed herein. As part of or following isolation, such nucleic acid molecules can be joined to other nucleic acid molecules, such as DNAs, for mutagenesis, to form fusion proteins, and for propagation or expression in a host, for instance. The isolated nucleic acid molecules, alone or joined to other nucleic acid molecules such as vectors, can be introduced into host cells, in culture or in whole organisms. Introduced into host cells in culture or in whole organisms, such DNAs still would be isolated, as the term is used herein, because they would not be in their naturally occurring form or environment. Similarly, the nucleic acid molecules and polypeptides may occur in a composition, such as a media formulations, solutions for introduction of nucleic acid molecules or polypeptides, for example, into cells, compositions or solutions for chemical or enzymatic reactions, for instance, which are not naturally occurring compositions, and, therein remain isolated nucleic acid molecules or polypeptides within the meaning of that term as it is employed herein.

[0136] The nucleic acids according to the present invention may be chemically synthesized. Alternatively, the nucleic acids can be isolated from S. epidermidis by methods known to the one skilled in the art.

[0137] According to another aspect of the present invention, a comprehensive set of novel hyperimmune serum reactive antigens and fragments thereof are provided by using the herein described antigen identification method. In a preferred embodiment of the invention, a hyperimmune serum-reactive antigen comprising an amino acid sequence being encoded by any one of the nucleic acids molecules herein described and fragments thereof are provided. In another preferred embodiment of the invention a novel set of hyperimmune serum-reactive antigens which comprises amino acid sequences selected from a group consisting of the polypeptide sequences as represented in Seq ID No 32, 35, 37-40, 42-44, 46, 48, 50, 52, 56-57, 59-62 and fragments thereof are provided. In a further preferred embodiment of the invention hyperimmune serum-reactive antigens, which comprise amino acid sequences selected from a group consisting of the polypeptide sequences as represented in Seq ID No 33-34, 36, 41, 45, 47, 49, 53-55, 58 and fragments thereof are provided. In a still preferred embodiment of the invention hyperimmune serum-reactive antigens which comprise amino acid sequences selected from a group consisting of the polypeptide sequences as represented in Seq ID No 51 and fragments thereof are provided.

[0138] The hyperimmune serum reactive antigens and fragments thereof as provided in the invention include any polypeptide set forth in the Sequence Listing as well as polypeptides which have at least 70% identity to a polypeptide set forth in the Sequence Listing, preferably at least 80% or 85% identity to a polypeptide set forth in the Sequence Listing, and more preferably at least 90% similarity (more preferably at least 90% identity) to a polypeptide set forth in the Sequence Listing and still more preferably at least 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, 99% or 99.5% similarity (still more preferably at least 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, 99%, or 99.5% identity) to a polypeptide set forth in the Sequence Listing and also include portions of such polypeptides with such portion of the polypeptide generally containing at least 4 amino acids and more preferably at least 8, still more preferably at least 30, still more preferably at least 50 amino acids, such as 4, 8, 10, 20, 30, 35, 40, 45 or 50 amino acids.

[0139] The invention also relates to fragments, analogs, and derivatives of these hyperimmune serum reactive antigens and fragments thereof. The terms "fragment", "derivative" and "analog" when referring to an antigen whose amino acid sequence is set forth in the Sequence Listing, means a polypeptide which retains essentially the same or a similar biological function or activity as such hyperimmune serum reactive antigen and fragment thereof.

[0140] The fragment, derivative or analog of a hyperimmune serum reactive antigen and fragment thereof may be 1) one in which one or more of the amino acid residues are substituted with a conserved or non-conserved amino acid residue (preferably a conserved amino acid residue) and such substituted amino acid residue may or may not be one encoded by the genetic code, or 2) one in which one or more of the amino acid residues includes a substituent group, or 3) one in which the mature hyperimmune serum reactive antigen or fragment thereof is fused with another compound, such as a compound to increase the half-life of the hyperimmune serum reactive antigen and fragment thereof (for example, polyethylene glycol), or 4) one in which the additional amino acids are fused to the mature hyperimmune serum reactive antigen or fragment thereof, such as a leader or secretory sequence or a sequence which is employed for purification of the mature hyperimmune serum reactive antigen or fragment thereof or a proprotein sequence. Such fragments, derivatives and analogs are deemed to be within the scope of those skilled in the art from the teachings herein.

[0141] Among the particularly preferred embodiments of the invention in this regard are the hyperimmune serum reactive antigens set forth in the Sequence Listing, variants, analogs, derivatives and fragments thereof, and variants, analogs and derivatives of fragments. Additionally, fusion polypeptides comprising such hyperimmune serum reactive antigens, variants, analogs, derivatives and fragments thereof, and variants, analogs and derivatives of the fragments are also encompassed by the present invention. Such fusion polypeptides and proteins, as well as nucleic acid molecules encoding them, can readily be made using standard techniques, including standard recombinant techniques for producing and expression of a recombinant polynucleic acid encoding a fusion protein.

[0142] Among preferred variants are those that vary from a reference by conservative amino acid substitutions. Such substitutions are those that substitute a given amino acid in a polypeptide by another amino acid of like characteristics. Typically seen as conservative substitutions are the replacements, one for another, among the aliphatic amino acids Ala, Val, Leu and Ile; interchange of the hydroxyl residues Ser and Thr, exchange of the acidic residues Asp and Glu, substitution between the amide residues Asn and Gln, exchange of the basic residues Lys and Arg and replacements among the aromatic residues Phe and Tyr.

[0143] Further particularly preferred in this regard are variants, analogs, derivatives and fragments, and variants, analogs and derivatives of the fragments, having the amino acid sequence of any polypeptide set forth in the Sequence Listing, in which several, a few, 5 to 10, 1 to 5, 1 to 3, 2, 1 or no amino acid residues are substituted, deleted or added, in any combination. Especially preferred among these are silent substitutions, additions and deletions, which do not alter the properties and activities of the polypeptide of the present invention. Also especially preferred in this regard are conservative substitutions. Most highly preferred are polypeptides having an amino acid sequence set forth in the Sequence Listing without substitutions.

[0144] The hyperimmune serum reactive antigens and fragments thereof of the present invention are preferably provided in an isolated form, and preferably are purified to homogeneity.

[0145] Also among preferred embodiments of the present invention are polypeptides comprising fragments of the polypeptides having the amino acid sequence set forth in the Sequence Listing, and fragments of variants and derivatives of the polypeptides set forth in the Sequence Listing.

[0146] In this regard a fragment is a polypeptide having an amino acid sequence that entirely is the same as part but not all of the amino acid sequence of the afore mentioned hyperimmune serum reactive antigen and fragment thereof, and variants or derivative, analogs, fragments thereof. Such fragments may be "free-standing", i.e., not part of or fused to other amino acids or polypeptides, or they may be comprised within a larger polypeptide of which they form a part or region. Also preferred in this aspect of the invention are fragments characterised by structural or functional attributes of the polypeptide of the present invention, i.e. fragments that comprise alpha-helix and alpha-helix forming regions, beta-sheet and beta-sheet forming regions, turn and turn-forming regions, coil and coil-forming regions, hydrophilic regions, hydrophobic regions, alpha amphipathic regions, beta-amphipathic regions, flexible regions, surface-forming regions, substrate binding regions, and high antigenic index regions of the polypeptide of the present invention, and combinations of such fragments. Preferred regions are those that mediate activities of the hyperimmune serum reactive antigens and fragments thereof of the present invention. Most highly preferred in this regard are fragments that have a chemical, biological or other activity of the hyperimmune serum reactive antigen and fragments thereof of the present invention, including those with a similar activity or an improved activity, or with a decreased undesirable activity. Particularly preferred are fragments comprising receptors or domains of enzymes that confer a function essential for viability of S. epidermidis or the ability to cause disease in humans. Further preferred polypeptide fragments are those that comprise or contain antigenic or immunogenic determinants in an animal, especially in a human.

[0147] An antigenic fragment is defined as a fragment of the identified antigen, which is for itself antigenic or may be made antigenic when provided as a hapten. Therefore, also antigens or antigenic fragments showing one or (for longer fragments) only a few amino acid exchanges are enabled with the present invention, provided that the antigenic capacities of such fragments with amino acid exchanges are not severely deteriorated on the exchange(s), i.e., suited for eliciting an appropriate immune response in an individual vaccinated with this antigen and identified by individual antibody preparations from individual sera.

[0148] Preferred examples of such fragments of a hyperimmune serum-reactive antigen are selected from the group consisting of peptides comprising amino acid sequences of column "predicted immunogenic aa", and "Location of identified immunogenic region" of Table 1; the serum reactive epitopes of Table 1, especially peptides comprising amino acid 6-28, 54-59, 135-147, 193-205, 274-279, 284-291, 298-308, 342-347, 360-366, 380-386, 408-425, 437-446, 457-464, 467-477, 504-510, 517-530, 535-543, 547-553, 562-569, 573-579, 592-600, 602-613, 626-631, 638-668 and 396-449 of Seq ID No 32; 5-24, 101-108, 111-117, 128-142, 170-184, 205-211, 252-267, 308-316, 329-337, 345-353, 360-371, 375-389, 393-399, 413-419, 429-439, 446-456, 471-485, 495-507, 541-556, 582-588, 592-602, 607-617, 622-628, 630-640 and 8-21 of Seq ID No 33; 10-20, 23-33, 40-45, 59-65, 72-107, 113-119, 127-136, 151-161 and 33-59 of Seq ID No 34; 4-16, 28-34, 39-61, 66-79, 100-113, 120-127, 130-137, 142-148, 150-157, 192-201, 203-210, 228-239, 245-250, 256-266, 268-278, 288-294, 312-322, 336-344, 346-358, 388-396, 399-413, 425-430, 445-461, 464-470, 476-482, 486-492, 503-511, 520-527, 531-541, 551-558, 566-572, 609-625, 635-642, 650-656, 683-689, 691-705, 734-741, 750-767, 782-789, 802-808, 812-818, 837-844, 878-885, 907-917, 930-936 and 913-933 of Seq ID No 35; 5-12, 20-27, 46-78, 85-92, 104-112, 121-132, 150-167, 179-185, 200-213, 221-227, 240-264, 271-279, 282-290, 311-317 and 177-206 of Seq ID No 36; 18-24, 31-40, 45-51, 89-97, 100-123, 127-132, 139-153, 164-170, 184-194, 200-205, 215-238, 244-255, 257-270, 272-280, 289-302, 312-318, 338-348, 356-367 and 132-152 of Seq ID No 37; 7-16, 39-45, 73-83, 90-98, 118-124, 130-136, 194-204, 269-280, 320-327, 373-381, 389-397, 403-408, 424-430, 436-441, 463-476, 487-499, 507-514, 527-534, 540-550, 571-577, 593-599, 620-629, 641-647, 650-664, 697-703, 708-717, 729-742, 773-790, 794-805, 821-828, 830-837, 839-851, 858-908, 910-917, 938-947, 965-980, 1025-1033, 1050-1056, 1073-1081, 1084-1098, 1106-1120, 1132-1140, 1164-1170, 1185-1194, 1201-1208, 1215-1224, 1226-1234, 1267-1279, 1325-1331, 1356-1364, 1394-1411, 1426-1439, 1445-1461, 1498-1504, 1556-1561, 1564-1573, 1613-1639, 1648-1655, 1694-1714, 1748-1755, 1778-1785, 1808-1813, 1821-1827, 1829-1837, 1846-1852, 1859-1865, 1874-1883, 1895-1900, 1908-1913, 1931-1937, 1964-1981, 1995-2005, 2020-2033, 2040-2047, 2103-2109, 2118-2127, 2138-2144, 2166-2175, 2180-2187, 2220-2225, 2237-2242, 2247-2253, 2273-2281, 2286-2306, 2314-2320, 2323-2345, 2350-2355, 2371-2384, 2415-2424, 2426-2431, 2452-2472, 2584-2589, 2610-2621, 2638-2655, 2664-2670, 2681-2690, 2692-2714, 2724-2730 and 687-730 of Seq ID No 38; 10-40, 53-59, 79-85, 98-104, 117-122, 130-136, 144-158, 169-175, 180-185, 203-223, 232-237, 243-254, 295-301 and 254-292 of Seq ID No 39; 28-50, 67-85, 93-115, 120-134, 144-179, 240-249, 328-340, 354-360, 368-400, 402-417, 419-427, 429-445, 447-455, 463-468, 472-480, 485-500, 502-510, 512-534, 537-546, 553-558, 582-594, 619-637, 645-654, 690-709, 735-745, 749-756, 786-792, 275-316 and 378-401 of Seq ID No 40; 5-16, 21-30, 33-40, 52-74, 101-108, 116-122, 164-182, 185-219, 256-261, 273-279, 285-291, 297-304, 312-328, 331-338, 355-362, 364-371, 373-401, 411-423 and 191-208 of Seq ID No 41; 34-55, 67-74, 85-93, 105-115, 138-152, 161-171, 182-189, 197-205, 213-219, 232-239, 241-248, 250-263, 272-277, 288-299 and 216-231 of Seq ID No 42; 21-27, 32-37, 43-51, 67-74, 82-92, 94-100, 106-112, 140-149, 153-159, 164-182, 193-215, 222-227, 260-267, 308-322, 330-340, 378-387, 396-403, 417-432, 435-441, 448-465, 476-482, 488-498, 500-510 and 214-280 of Seq ID No 43; 4-21, 29-52, 80-87, 104-123, 126-133, 141-157, 182-189, 194-202, 214-220, 227-235, 242-252 and 33-108 of Seq ID No 44; 12-18, 20-27, 29-59, 64-72, 84-90, 96-103, 109-121, 125-155, 164-177, 179-186, 188-201, 216-227, 235-253, 259-274, 276-294, 296-310, 322-339, 341-348, 369-379, 398-403, 409-421 and 76-96 of Seq ID No 45; 4-15, 24-41, 71-80, 104-111, 113-119, 123-130, 139-149, 168-178, 187-200 and 4-45 of Seq ID No 46; 13-19, 32-37, 44-56 and 1-14 of Seq ID No 47; 6-11, 16-35, 75-81, 95-100, 126-139, 206-214, 225-233, 241-259, 268-276, 319-325, 339-360, 371-401, 435-441, 452-459, 462-472, 491-503, 505-516, 549-556, 567-580, 590-595, 612-622, 624-630, 642-648, 656-662, 687-693, 698-704, 706-712, 736-750, 768-777, 784-789, 812-818, 847-858, 894-900, 922-931, 938-949, 967-984, 986-992, 1027-1032, 1041-1054, 1082-1088, 1091-1097, 1119-1124, 1234-1240, 1250-1258, 1274-1289, 1299-1305, 1392-1398, 1400-1405, 1429-1442, 1460-1474, 1505-1514, 1531-1537, 1540-1552, 1558-1571, 1582-1587, 1616-1623, 1659-1666, 1671-1677, 1680-1686, 1698-1704, 1706-1712, 1768-1774, 1783-1797, 1814-1819, 1849-1855, 1870-1876, 1890-1897, 1947-1953, 1972-1980, 1999-2013, 2044-2051, 2068-2084, 2093-2099, 2122-2131, 2142-2147, 2156-2163, 2170-2179, 2214-2220, 2235-2245, 2271-2281, 2287-2293, 2308-2317, 2352-2362, 2373-2378, 2387-2407, 2442-2448, 2458-2474, 2507-2516, 2531-2537, 2540-2551, 2555-2561, 2586-2599, 2617-2627, 2644-2649, 2661-2675, 2685-2692, 2695-2707, 2733-2739, 2741-2747, 2774-2783, 2788-2795, 2860-2870, 2891-2903, 2938-2947, 2973-2980, 2993-2999, 3004-3030, 3046-3059, 3066-3077, 3082-3088, 3120-3132, 3144-3149, 3153-3169, 3200-3212, 3232-3256, 3276-3290, 3308-3322, 3330-3338, 3353-3360, 3363-3371, 3390-3408, 3431-3447, 3454-3484, 3503-3515, 3524-3541, 3543-3550, 3560-3567, 3586-3599, 3616-3621, 3642-3647, 3663-3679, 213-276, 579-621 and 1516-1559 of Seq ID No 48; 19-41, 43-49, 55-62, 67-74, 114-121, 130-140, 188-197, 208-217, 226-232, 265-287, 292-299, 301-319, 372-394, 400-410, 421-427 and 12-56 of Seq ID No 49; 6-12, 44-51, 53-60, 67-88, 91-100, 104-123, 137-142, 148-158, 161-168, 175-201, 204-210, 222-231, 239-253, 258-264, 272-282 and 60-138 of Seq ID No 50; 4-63, 69-104, 110-121, 124-131, 134-152, 161-187, 204-221, 223-237, 239-296, 298-310, 331-365, 380-405, 423-451, 470-552, 554-562, 574-581, 592-649, 651-658, 661-671, 673-707, 713-734, 741-748, 758-765, 773-790 and 509-528 of Seq ID No 51; 89-94, 102-115, 123-129, 181-188, 200-206, 211-235, 239-249, 267-281, 295-310, 316-321, 331-341, 344-359, 365-386, 409-422, 443-453, 495-506, 514-521, 539-547, 553-560, 563-570, 586-596, 621-626, 633-638, 651-657, 666-683, 697-705, 731-739, 761-768, 865-883 and 213-265 of Seq ID No 52; 5-20, 24-34, 37-43, 92-102, 134-139, 156-162, 184-191, 193-205, 207-213, 225-231, 241-247, 259-267, 269-286, 337-350, 365-372, 378-386, 399-413, 415-421, 447-457, 467-481 and 145-183 of Seq ID No 53; 12-19, 29-41, 43-57, 80-98, 106-141, 143-156, 172-183, 185-210, 214-220, 226-234, 278-287 and 237-287 of Seq ID No 54; 5-12, 32-48, 50-72, 75-81, 88-94 and 16-40 of Seq ID No 55; 4-21, 29-42, 48-62, 65-80, 95-101, 103-118, 122-130, 134-140, 143-152, 155-165, 182-192, 198-208, 232-247, 260-268, 318-348, 364-369, 380-391, 403-411, 413-424 and 208-230 of Seq ID No 56; 4-18, 65-75, 82-92, 123-140, 144-159, 166-172, 188-194 and 174-195 of Seq ID No 57; 7-20, 58-71, 94-101, 110-119, 199-209, 231-242, 247-254, 267-277, 282-290, 297-306, 313-319, 333-342, 344-369, 390-402, 414-431, 436-448, 462-471 and 310-350 of Seq ID No 58; 4-25, 37-44, 53-59, 72-78, 86-99, 119-128, 197-203, 209-218, 220-226, 233-244, 246-254, 264-271, 277-289, 407-430, 437-445, 464-472, 482-488, 503-509 and 308-331 of Seq ID No 59; 4-12, 14-43, 52-58 and 43-58 of Seq ID No 60; 4-14, 21-29, 35-49 and 38-50 of Seq ID No 61; 4-19, 31-37, 58-72, 94-108 and 1-72 of Seq ID No 62, and fragments comprising at least 6, preferably more than 8, especially more than 10 aa of said sequences. All these fragments individually and each independently form a preferred selected aspect of the present invention.

[0149] All linear hyperimmune serum reactive fragments of a particular antigen may be identified by analysing the entire sequence of the protein antigen by a set of peptides overlapping by 1 amino acid with a length of at least 10 amino acids. Subsequently, non-linear epitopes can be identified by analysis of the protein antigen with hyperimmune sera using the expressed full-length protein or domain polypeptides thereof. Assuming that a distinct domain of a protein is sufficient to form the 3D structure independent from the native protein, the analysis of the respective recombinant or synthetically produced domain polypeptide with hyperimmune serum would allow the identification of conformational epitopes within the individual domains of multi-domain proteins. For those antigens where a domain possesses linear as well as conformational epitopes, competition experiments with peptides corresponding to the linear epitopes may be used to confirm the presence of conformational epitopes.

[0150] It will be appreciated that the invention also relates to, among others, nucleic acid molecules encoding the aforementioned fragments, nucleic acid molecules that hybridise to nucleic acid molecules encoding the fragments, particularly those that hybridise under stringent conditions, and nucleic acid molecules, such as PCR primers, for amplifying nucleic acid molecules that encode the fragments. In these regards, preferred nucleic acid molecules are those that correspond to the preferred fragments, as discussed above.

[0151] The present invention also relates to vectors, which comprise a nucleic acid molecule or nucleic acid molecules of the present invention, host cells which are genetically engineered with vectors of the invention and the production of hyperimmune serum reactive antigens and fragments thereof by recombinant techniques.

[0152] A great variety of expression vectors can be used to express a hyperimmune serum reactive antigen or fragment thereof according to the present invention. Generally, any vector suitable to maintain, propagate or express nucleic acids to express a polypeptide in a host may be used for expression in this regard. In accordance with this aspect of the invention the vector may be, for example, a plasmid vector, a single or double-stranded phage vector, a single or double-stranded RNA or DNA viral vector. Starting plasmids disclosed herein are either commercially available, publicly available, or can be constructed from available plasmids by routine application of well-known, published procedures. Preferred among vectors, in certain respects, are those for expression of nucleic acid molecules and hyperimmune serum reactive antigens or fragments thereof of the present invention. Nucleic acid constructs in host cells can be used in a conventional manner to produce the gene product encoded by the recombinant sequence. Alternatively, the hyperimmune serum reactive antigens and fragments thereof of the invention can be synthetically produced by conventional peptide synthesizers. Mature proteins can be expressed in mammalian cells, yeast, bacteria, or other cells under the control of appropriate promoters. Cell-free translation systems can also be employed to produce such proteins using RNAs derived from the DNA construct of the present invention.

[0153] Host cells can be genetically engineered to incorporate nucleic acid molecules and express nucleic acid molecules of the present invention. Representative examples of appropriate hosts include bacterial cells, such as staphylococci, streptococci, E. coli, Streptomyces and Bacillus subtillis cells; fungal cells, such as yeast cells and Aspergillus cells; insect cells such as Drosophila S2 and Spodoptera Sf9 cells; animal cells such as CHO, COS, Hela, C127, 3T3, BHK, 293 and Bowes melanoma cells; and plant cells.

[0154] The invention also provides a process for producing a S. epidermidis hyperimmune serum reactive antigen and a fragment thereof comprising expressing from the host cell a hyperimmune serum reactive antigen or fragment thereof encoded by the nucleic acid molecules provided by the present invention. The invention further provides a process for producing a cell, which expresses a S. epidermidis hyperimmune serum reactive antigen or a fragment thereof comprising trans-forming or transfecting a suitable host cell with the vector according to the present invention such that the transformed or transfected cell expresses the polypeptide encoded by the nucleic acid contained in the vector.

[0155] The polypeptide may be expressed in a modified form, such as a fusion protein, and may include not only secretion signals but also additional heterologous functional regions. Thus, for instance, a region of additional amino acids, particularly charged amino acids, may be added to the N- or C-terminus of the polypeptide to improve stability and persistence in the host cell, during purification or during subsequent handling and storage. Also, regions may be added to the polypeptide to facilitate purification. Such regions may be removed prior to final preparation of the polypeptide. The addition of peptide moieties to polypeptides to engender secretion or excretion, to improve stability or to facilitate purification, among others, are familiar and routine techniques in the art. A preferred fusion protein comprises a heterologous region from immunoglobulin that is useful to solubilize or purify polypeptides. For example, EP-A-O 42-3, 5, 10, 14, 16, 18, 22-24, 27 533 (Canadian counterpart 2045869) discloses fusion proteins comprising various portions of constant region of immunoglobin molecules together with another protein or part thereof. In drug discovery, for example, proteins have been fused with antibody Fc portions for the purpose of high-throughout screening assays to identify antagonists. See for example, {Bennett, D. et al., 1995} and {Johanson, K. et al., 1995}.

[0156] The S. epidermidis hyperimmune serum reactive antigen or a fragment thereof can be recovered and purified from recombinant cell cultures by well-known methods including ammonium sulfate or ethanol precipitation, acid extraction, anion or cation exchange chromatography, phosphocellulose chromatography, hydrophobic interaction chromatography, hydroxylapatite chromatography and lectin chromatography.

[0157] The hyperimmune serum reactive antigens and fragments thereof according to the present invention can be produced by chemical synthesis as well as by biotechnological means. The latter comprise the transfection or transformation of a host cell with a vector containing a nucleic acid according to the present invention and the cultivation of the transfected or transformed host cell under conditions, which are known to the ones skilled in the art. The production method may also comprise a purification step in order to purify or isolate the polypeptide to be manufactured. In a preferred embodiment the vector is a vector according to the present invention.

[0158] The hyperimmune serum reactive antigens and fragments thereof according to the present invention may be used for the detection of the organism or organisms in a sample containing these or ganisms or polypeptides derived thereof. Preferably such detection is for diagnosis, more preferable for the diagnosis of a disease, most preferably for the diagnosis of a diseases related or linked to the presence or abundance of Gram-positive bacteria, especially bacteria selected from the group comprising staphylococci, streptococci and lactococci. More preferably, the microorganisms are selected from the group comprising Staphylococcus aureus and Staphylococcus saprophyticus, especially the microorganism is Staphylococcus epidermidis.

[0159] The present invention also relates to diagnostic assays such as quantitative and diagnostic assays for detecting levels of the hyperimmune serum reactive antigens and fragments thereof of the present invention in cells and tissues, including determination of normal and abnormal levels. Thus, for instance, a diagnostic assay in accordance with the invention for detecting overexpression of the polypeptide compared to normal control tissue samples may be used to detect the presence of an infection, for example, and to identify the infecting organism. Assay techniques that can be used to determine levels of a polypeptide, in a sample derived from a host are well known to those of skill in the art. Such assay methods include radioimmunoassays, competitive-binding assays, Western Blot analysis and ELISA assays. Among these, ELISAs frequently are preferred. An ELISA assay initially comprises preparing an antibody specific to the polypeptide, preferably a monoclonal antibody. In addition, a reporter antibody generally is prepared which binds to the monoclonal antibody. The reporter antibody is attached to a detectable reagent such as radioactive, fluorescent or enzymatic reagent, such as horseradish peroxidase enzyme.

[0160] The hyperimmune serum reactive antigens and fragments thereof according to the present invention may also be used for the purpose of or in connection with an array. More particularly, at least one of the hyperimmune serum reactive antigens and fragments thereof according to the present invention may be immobilized on a support. Said support typically comprises a variety of hyperimmune serum reactive antigens and fragments thereof whereby the variety may be created by using one or several of the hyperimmune serum reactive antigens and fragments thereof according to the present invention and/or hyperimmune serum reactive antigens and fragments thereof being different. The characterizing feature of such array as well as of any array in general is the fact that at a distinct or predefined region or position on said support or a surface thereof, a distinct polypeptide is immobilized. Because of this any activity at a distinct position or region of an array can be correlated with a specific polypeptide. The number of different hyperimmune serum reactive antigens and fragments thereof immobilized on a support may range from as little as 10 to several 1000 different hyperimmune serum reactive antigens and fragments thereof. The density of hyperimmune serum reactive antigens and fragments thereof per cm² is in a preferred embodiment as little as 10 peptides/polypeptides per cm² to at least 400 different peptides/polypeptides per cm² and more particularly at least 1000 different hyperimmune serum reactive antigens and fragments thereof per cm².

[0161] The manufacture of such arrays is known to the one skilled in the art and, for example, described in U.S. Pat. No. 5,744,309. The array preferably comprises a planar, porous or non-porous solid support having at least a first surface. The hyperimmune serum reactive antigens and fragments thereof as disclosed herein, are immobilized on said surface. Preferred support materials are, among others, glass or cellulose. It is also within the present invention that the array is used for any of the diagnostic applications described herein. Apart from the hyperimmune serum reactive antigens and fragments thereof according to the present invention also the nucleic acid molecules according to the present invention may be used for the generation of an array as described above. This applies as well to an array made of antibodies, preferably monoclonal antibodies as, among others, described herein.

[0162] In a further aspect the present invention relates to an antibody directed to any of the hyperimmune serum reactive antigens and fragments thereof, derivatives or fragments thereof according to the present invention. The present invention includes, for example, monoclonal and polyclonal antibodies, chimeric, single chain, and humanized antibodies, as well as Fab fragments, or the product of a Fab expression library. It is within the present invention that the antibody may be chimeric, i.e. that different parts thereof stem from different species or at least the respective sequences are taken from different species.

[0163] Antibodies generated against the hyperimmune serum reactive antigens and fragments thereof corresponding to a sequence of the present invention can be obtained by direct injection of the hyperimmune serum reactive antigens and fragments thereof into an animal or by administering the hyperimmune serum reactive antigens and fragments thereof to an animal, preferably a non-human. The antibody so obtained will then bind the hyperimmune serum reactive antigens and fragments thereof itself. In this manner, even a sequence encoding only a fragment of a hyperimmune serum reactive antigen and fragments thereof can be used to generate antibodies binding the whole native hyperimmune serum reactive antigen and fragments thereof. Such antibodies can then be used to isolate the hyperimmune serum reactive antigens and fragments thereof from tissue expressing those hyperimmune serum reactive antigens and fragments thereof.

[0164] For preparation of monoclonal antibodies, any technique known in the art, which provides antibodies produced by continuous cell line cultures can be used. (as described originally in {Kohler, G. et al., 1975}.

[0165] Techniques described for the production of single chain antibodies (U.S. Pat. No. 4,946,778) can be adapted to produce single chain antibodies to immunogenic hyperimmune serum reactive antigens and fragments thereof according to this invention. Also, transgenic mice, or other organisms such as other mammals, may be used to express humanized antibodies to immunogenic hyperimmune serum reactive antigens and fragments thereof according to this invention.

[0166] Alternatively, phage display technology or ribosomal display could be utilized to select antibody genes with binding activities towards the hyperimmune serum reactive antigens and fragments thereof either from repertoires of PCR amplified v-genes of lymphocytes from humans screened for possessing respective target antigens or from naive libraries {McCafferty, J. et al., 1990}; {Marks, J. et al., 1992}. The affinity of these antibodies can also be improved by chain shuffling {Clackson, T. et al., 1991}.

[0167] If two antigen binding domains are present, each domain may be directed against a different epitope--termed `bispecific` antibodies.

[0168] The above-described antibodies may be employed to isolate or to identify clones expressing the hyperimmune serum reactive antigens and fragments thereof or purify the hyperimmune serum reactive antigens and fragments thereof of the present invention by attachment of the antibody to a solid support for isolation and/or purification by affinity chromatography.

[0169] Thus, among others, antibodies against the hyperimmune serum reactive antigens and fragments thereof of the present invention may be employed to inhibit and/or treat infections, particularly bacterial infections and especially infections arising from S. epidermidis.

[0170] Hyperimmune serum reactive antigens and fragments thereof include antigenically, epitopically or immunologically equivalent derivatives, which form a particular aspect of this invention. The term "antigenically equivalent derivative" as used herein encompasses a hyperimmune serum reactive antigen and fragments thereof or its equivalent which will be specifically recognized by certain antibodies which, when raised to the protein or hyperimmune serum reactive antigen and fragments thereof according to the present invention, interfere with the interaction between pathogen and mammalian host. The term "immunologically equivalent derivative" as used herein encompasses a peptide or its equivalent which when used in a suitable formulation to raise antibodies in a vertebrate, the antibodies act to interfere with the interaction between pathogen and mammalian host.

[0171] The hyperimmune serum reactive antigens and fragments thereof, such as an antigenically or immunologically equivalent derivative or a fusion protein thereof can be used as an antigen to immunize a mouse or other animal such as a rat or chicken. The fusion protein may provide stability to the hyperimmune serum reactive antigens and fragments thereof. The antigen may be associated, for example by conjugation, with an immunogenic carrier protein, for example bovine serum albumin (BSA) or keyhole limpet haemocyanin (KLH). Alternatively, an antigenic peptide comprising multiple copies of the protein or hyperimmune serum reactive antigen and fragments thereof, or an antigenically or immunologically equivalent hyperimmune serum reactive antigen and fragments thereof, may be sufficiently antigenic to improve immunogenicity so as to obviate the use of a carrier.

[0172] Preferably the antibody or derivative thereof is modified to make it less immunogenic in the individual. For example, if the individual is human the antibody may most preferably be "humanized", wherein the complimentarity determining region(s) of the hybridoma-derived antibody has been transplanted into a human monoclonal antibody, for example as described in {Jones, P. et al., 1986} or {Tempest, P. et al., 1991}.

[0173] The use of a polynucleotide of the invention in genetic immunization will preferably employ a suitable delivery method such as direct injection of plasmid DNA into muscle, delivery of DNA complexed with specific protein carriers, coprecipitation of DNA with calcium phosphate, encapsulation of DNA in various forms of liposomes, particle bombardment {Tang, D. et al., 1992}, {Eisenbraun, M. et al., 1993} and in vivo infection using cloned retroviral vectors {Seeger, C. et al., 1984}.

[0174] In a further aspect the present invention relates to a peptide binding to any of the hyperimmune serum reactive antigens and fragments thereof according to the present invention, and a method for the manufacture of such peptides whereby the method is characterized by the use of the hyperimmune serum reactive antigens and fragments thereof according to the present invention and the basic steps are known to the one skilled in the art.

[0175] Such peptides may be generated by using methods according to the state of the art such as phage display or ribosome display. In case of phage display, basically a library of peptides is generated, in form of phages, and this kind of library is contacted with the target molecule, in the present case a hyperimmune serum reactive antigen and fragments thereof according to the present invention. Those peptides binding to the target molecule are subsequently removed, preferably as a complex with the target molecule, from the respective reaction. It is known to the one skilled in the art that the binding characteristics, at least to a certain extent, depend on the particularly realized experimental set-up such as the salt concentration and the like. After separating those peptides binding to the target molecule with a higher affinity or a bigger force, from the non-binding members of the library, and optionally also after removal of the target molecule from the complex of target molecule and peptide, the respective peptide(s) may subsequently be characterised. Prior to the characterisation optionally an amplification step is realized such as, e.g. by propagating the peptide encoding phages. The characterisation preferably comprises the sequencing of the target binding peptides. Basically, the peptides are not limited in their lengths, however, peptides having a length from about 8 to 20 amino acids are preferably obtained in the respective methods. The size of the libraries may be about 102 to 1018, preferably 108 to 1015 different peptides, however, is not limited thereto.

[0176] A particular form of target binding hyperimmune serum reactive antigens and fragments thereof are the so-called "anticalines" which are, among others, described in German patent application DE 197 42 706.

[0177] In a further aspect the present invention relates to functional nucleic acids interacting with any of the hyperimmune serum reactive antigens and fragments thereof according to the present invention, and a method for the manufacture of such functional nucleic acids whereby the method is characterized by the use of the hyperimmune serum reactive antigens and fragments thereof α-cording to the present invention and the basic steps are known to the one skilled in the art. The functional nucleic acids are preferably aptamers and spiegelmers.

[0178] Aptamers are D-nucleic acids, which are either single stranded or double stranded and which specifically interact with a target molecule. The manufacture or selection of aptamers is, e.g., described in European patent EP 0 533 838. Basically the following steps are realized. First, a mixture of nucleic acids, i.e. potential aptamers, is provided whereby each nucleic acid typically comprises a segment of several, preferably at least eight subsequent randomised nucleotides. This mixture is subsequently contacted with the target molecule whereby the nucleic acid(s) bind to the target molecule, such as based on an increased affinity towards the target or with a bigger force thereto, compared to the candidate mixture. The binding nucleic acid(s) are/is subsequently separated from the remainder of the mixture. Optionally, the thus obtained nucleic acid(s) is amplified using, e.g. polymerase chain reaction. These steps may be repeated several times giving at the end a mixture having an increased ratio of nucleic acids specifically binding to the target from which the final binding nucleic acid is then optionally selected. These specifically binding nucleic acid(s) are referred to as aptamers. It is obvious that at any stage of the method for the generation or identification of the aptamers samples of the mixture of individual nucleic acids may be taken to determine the sequence thereof using standard techniques. It is within the present invention that the aptamers may be stabilized such as, e.g., by introducing defined chemical groups which are known to the one skilled in the art of generating aptamers. Such modification may for example reside in the introduction of an amino group at the 2'-position of the sugar moiety of the nucleotides. Aptamers are currently used as therapeutical agents. However, it is also within the present invention that the thus selected or generated aptamers may be used for target validation and/or as lead substance for the development of medicaments, preferably of medicaments based on small molecules. This is actually done by a competition assay whereby the specific interaction between the target molecule and the aptamer is inhibited by a candidate drug whereby upon replacement of the aptamer from the complex of target and aptamer it may be assumed that the respective drug candidate allows a specific inhibition of the interaction between target and aptamer, and if the interaction is specific, said candidate drug will, at least in principle, be suitable to block the target and thus decrease its biological availability or activity in a respective system comprising such target. The thus obtained small molecule may then be subject to further derivatisation and modification to optimise its physical, chemical, biological and/or medical characteristics such as toxicity, specificity, biodegradability and bioavailability.

[0179] Spiegelmers and their generation or manufacture is based on a similar principle. The manufacture of spiegelmers is described in international patent application WO 98/08856. Spiegelmers are L-nucleic acids, which means that they are composed of L-nucleotides rather than D-nucleotides as aptamers are. Spiegelmers are characterized by the fact that they have a very high stability in biological systems and, comparable to aptamers, specifically interact with the target molecule against which they are directed. In the process of generating spiegelmers, a heterogeonous population of D-nucleic acids is created and this population is contacted with the optical antipode of the target molecule, in the present case for example with the D-enantiomer of the naturally occurring L-enantiomer of the hyperimmune serum reactive antigens and fragments thereof according to the present invention. Subsequently, those D-nucleic acids are separated which do not interact with the optical antipode of the target molecule. But those D-nucleic acids interacting with the optical antipode of the target molecule are separated, optionally identified and/or sequenced and subsequently the corresponding L-nucleic acids are synthesized based on the nucleic acid sequence information obtained from the D-nucleic acids. These L-nucleic acids, which are identical in terms of sequence with the aforementioned D-nucleic acids interacting with the optical antipode of the target molecule, will specifically interact with the naturally occurring target molecule rather than with the optical antipode thereof. Similar to the method for the generation of aptamers it is also possible to repeat the various steps several times and thus to enrich those nucleic acids specifically interacting with the optical antipode of the target molecule.

[0180] In a further aspect the present invention relates to functional nucleic acids interacting with any of the nucleic acid molecules according to the present invention, and a method for the manufacture of such functional nucleic acids whereby the method is characterized by the use of the nucleic acid molecules and their respective sequences according to the present invention and the basic steps are known to the one skilled in the art. The functional nucleic acids are preferably ribozymes, antisense oligonucleotides and siRNA.

[0181] Ribozymes are catalytically active nucleic acids, which preferably consist of RNA, which basically comprises two moieties. The first moiety shows a catalytic activity whereas the second moiety is responsible for the specific interaction with the target nucleic acid, in the present case the nucleic acid coding for the hyperimmune serum reactive antigens and fragments thereof according to the present invention. Upon interaction between the target nucleic acid and the second moiety of the ribozyme, typically by hybridisation and Watson-Crick base pairing of essentially complementary stretches of bases on the two hybridising strands, the catalytically active moiety may become active which means that it catalyses, either intramolecularly or intermolecularly, the target nucleic acid in case the catalytic activity of the ribozyme is a phosphodiesterase activity. Subsequently, there may be a further degradation of the target nucleic acid, which in the end results in the degradation of the target nucleic acid as well as the protein derived from the said target nucleic acid. Ribozymes, their use and design principles are known to the one skilled in the art, and, for example described in {Doherty, E. et al., 2001} and {Lewin, A. et al., 2001}.

[0182] The activity and design of antisense oligonucleotides for the manufacture of a medicament and as a diagnostic agent, respectively, is based on a similar mode of action. Basically, antisense oligonucleotides hybridise based on base complementarity, with a target RNA, preferably with a mRNA, thereby activating RNase H. RNase H is activated by both phosphodiester and phosphorothioate-coupled DNA. Phosphodiester-coupled DNA, however, is rapidly degraded by cellular nucleases with the exception of phosphorothioate-coupled DNA. These resistant, non-naturally occurring DNA derivatives do not inhibit RNase H upon hybridisation with RNA. In other words, antisense polynucleotides are only effective as DNA RNA hybride complexes. Examples for this kind of antisense oligonucleotides are described, among others, in U.S. Pat. No. 5,849,902 and U.S. Pat. No. 5,989,912. In other words, based on the nucleic acid sequence of the target molecule which in the present case are the nucleic acid molecules for the hyperimmune serum reactive antigens and fragments thereof according to the present invention, either from the target protein from which a respective nucleic acid sequence may in principle be deduced, or by knowing the nucleic acid sequence as such, particularly the mRNA, suitable antisense oligonucleotides may be designed base on the principle of base complementarity.

[0183] Particularly preferred are antisense-oligonucleotides, which have a short stretch of phosphorothioate DNA (3 to 9 bases). A minimum of 3 DNA bases is required for activation of bacterial RNase H and a minimum of 5 bases is required for mammalian RNase H activation. In these chimeric oligonucleotides there is a central region that forms a substrate for RNase H that is flanked by hybridising "arms" comprised of modified nucleotides that do not form substrates for RNase H. The hybridising arms of the chimeric oligonucleotides may be modified such as by 2'-O-methyl or 2'-fluoro. Alternative approaches used methylphosphonate or phosphoramidate linkages in said arms. Further embodiments of the antisense oligonucleotide useful in the practice of the present invention are P-methoxyoligonucleotides, partial Pmethoxyoligodeoxyribonucleotides or P-methoxyoligonucleotides.

[0184] Of particular relevance and usefulness for the present invention are those antisense oligonucleotides as more particularly described in the above two mentioned US patents. These oligonucleotides contain no naturally occurring 5' 3'-linked nucleotides. Rather the oligonucleotides have two types of nucleotides: 2'-deoxyphosphorothioate, which activate RNase H, and 2'-modified nucleotides, which do not. The linkages between the 2'-modified nucleotides can be phosphodiesters, phosphorothioate or P-ethoxyphosphodiester. Activation of RNase H is accomplished by a contiguous RNase H-activating region, which contains between 3 and 5 2'-deoxyphosphorothioate nucleotides to activate bacterial RNase H and between 5 and 10 2'-deoxyphosphorothioate nucleotides to activate eukaryotic and, particularly, mammalian RNase H. Protection from degradation is accomplished by making the 5' and 3' terminal bases highly nuclease resistant and, optionally, by placing a 3' terminal blocking group.

[0185] More particularly, the antisense oligonucleotide comprises a 5' terminus and a 3' terminus; and from position 11 to 59 5' 3'-linked nucleotides independently selected from the group consisting of 2'-modified phosphodiester nucleotides and 2'-modified P-alkyloxyphosphotriester nucleotides; and wherein the 5'-terminal nucleoside is attached to an RNase H-activating region of between three and ten contiguous phosphorothioate-linked deoxyribonucleotides, and wherein the 3'-terminus of said oligonucleotide is selected from the group consisting of an inverted deoxyribonucleotide, a contiguous stretch of one to three phosphorothioate 2'-modified ribonucleotides, a biotin group and a P-alkyloxyphosphotriester nucleotide.

[0186] Also an antisense oligonucleotide may be used wherein not the 5' terminal nucleoside is attached to an RNase H-activating region but the 3' terminal nucleoside as specified above. Also, the 5' terminus is selected from the particular group rather than the 3' terminus of said oligonucleotide.

[0187] The nucleic acids as well as the hyperimmune serum reactive antigens and fragments thereof according to the present invention may be used as or for the manufacture of pharmaceutical compositions, especially vaccines. Preferably such pharmaceutical composition, preferably vaccine is for the prevention or treatment of diseases caused by, related to or associated with S. epidermidis. In so far another aspect of the invention relates to a method for inducing an immunological response in an individual, particularly a mammal, which comprises inoculating the individual with the hyperimmune serum reactive antigens and fragments thereof of the invention, or a fragment or variant thereof, adequate to produce antibodies to protect said individual from infection, particularly Staphylococcus infection and most particularly S. epidermidis infections.

[0188] Yet another aspect of the invention relates to a method of inducing an immunological response in an individual which comprises, through gene therapy or otherwise, delivering a nucleic acid functionally encoding hyperimmune serum reactive antigens and fragments thereof, or a fragment or a variant thereof, for expressing the hyperimmune serum reactive antigens and fragments thereof, or a fragment or a variant thereof in vivo in order to induce an immunological response to produce antibodies or a cell mediated T cell response, either cytokine-producing T cells or cytotoxic T cells, to protect said individual from disease, whether that disease is already established within the individual or not. One way of administering the gene is by accelerating it into the desired cells as a coating on particles or otherwise.

[0189] A further aspect of the invention relates to an immunological composition which, when introduced into a host capable of having induced within it an immunological response, induces an immunological response in such host, wherein the composition comprises recombinant DNA which codes for and expresses an antigen of the hyperimmune serum reactive antigens and fragments thereof of the present invention. The immunological response may be used therapeutically or prophylactically and may take the form of antibody immunity or cellular immunity such as that arising from CTL or CD4+ T cells.

[0190] The hyperimmune serum reactive antigens and fragments thereof of the invention or a fragment thereof may be fused with a co-protein which may not by itself produce antibodies, but is capable of stabilizing the first protein and producing a fused protein which will have immunogenic and protective properties. This fused recombinant protein preferably further comprises an antigenic co-protein, such as Glutathione-S-transferase (GST) or beta-galactosidase, relatively large coproteins which solubilise the protein and facilitate production and purification thereof. Moreover, the co-protein may act as an adjuvant in the sense of providing a generalized stimulation of the immune system. The co-protein may be attached to either the amino or carboxy terminus of the first protein.

[0191] Also, provided by this invention are methods using the described nucleic acid molecule or particular fragments thereof in such genetic immunization experiments in animal models of infection with S. epidermidis. Such fragments will be particularly useful for identifying protein epitopes able to provoke a prophylactic or therapeutic immune response. This approach can allow for the subsequent preparation of monoclonal antibodies of particular value from the requisite organ of the animal successfully resisting or clearing infection for the development of prophylactic agents or therapeutic treatments of S. epidermidis infection in mammals, particularly humans.

[0192] The hyperimmune serum reactive antigens and fragments thereof may be used as an antigen for vaccination of a host to produce specific antibodies which protect against invasion of bacteria, for example by blocking adherence of bacteria to damaged tissue. Examples of tissue damage include wounds in skin or connective tissue caused e.g. by mechanical, chemical or thermal damage or by implantation of indwelling devices, or wounds in the mucous membranes, such as the mouth, mammary glands, urethra or vagina.

[0193] The present invention also includes a vaccine formulation, which comprises the immunogenic recombinant protein together with a suitable carrier. Since the protein may be broken down in the stomach, it is preferably administered parenterally, including, for example, administration that is subcutaneous, intramuscular, intravenous, intradermal intranasal or transdermal. Formulations suitable for parenteral administration include aqueous and non-aqueous sterile injection solutions which may contain anti-oxidants, buffers, bacteriostats and solutes which render the formulation isotonic with the bodily fluid, preferably the blood, of the individual; and aqueous and non-aqueous sterile suspensions which may include suspending agents or thickening agents. The formulations may be presented in unit-dose or multi-dose containers, for example, sealed ampoules and vials, and may be stored in a freeze-dried condition requiring only the addition of the sterile liquid carrier immediately prior to use. The vaccine formulation may also include adjuvant systems for enhancing the immunogenicity of the formulation, such as oil-in-water systems and other systems known in the art. The dosage will depend on the specific activity of the vaccine and can be readily determined by routine experimentation.

[0194] According to another aspect, the present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition comprising such a hyperimmune serum-reactive antigen or a fragment thereof as provided in the present invention for S. epidermidis. Such a pharmaceutical composition may comprise one or more hyperimmune serum reactive antigens or fragments thereof against S. epidermidis. Optionally, such S. epidermidis hyperimmune serum reactive antigens or fragments thereof may also be combined with antigens against other pathogens in a combination pharmaceutical composition. Preferably, said pharmaceutical composition is a vaccine for preventing or treating an infection caused by S. epidermidis and/or other pathogens against which the antigens have been included in the vaccine.

[0195] According to a further aspect, the present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition comprising a nucleic acid molecule encoding a hyperimmune serum-reactive antigen or a fragment thereof as identified above for S. epidermidis. Such a pharmaceutical composition may comprise one or more nucleic acid molecules encoding hyperimmune serum reactive antigens or fragments thereof against S. epidermidis. Optionally, such S. epidermidis nucleic acid molecules encoding hyperimmune serum reactive antigens or fragments thereof may also be combined with nucleic acid molecules encoding antigens against other pathogens in a combination pharmaceutical composition. Preferably, said pharmaceutical composition is a vaccine for preventing or treating an infection caused by S. epidermidis and/or other pathogens against which the antigens have been included in the vaccine.

[0196] The pharmaceutical composition may contain any suitable auxiliary substances, such as buffer substances, stabilisers or further active ingredients, especially ingredients known in connection of pharmaceutical composition and/or vaccine production.

[0197] A preferable carrier/or excipient for the hyperimmune serum-reactive antigens, fragments thereof or a coding nucleic acid molecule thereof according to the present invention is an immunostimulatory compound for further stimulating the immune response to the given hyperimmune serum-reactive antigen, fragment thereof or a coding nucleic acid molecule thereof. Preferably the immunostimulatory compound in the pharmaceutical preparation according to the present invention is selected from the group of polycationic substances, especially polycationic peptides, immunostimulatory nucleic acids molecules, preferably immunostimulatory deoxynucleotides, alum, Freund's complete adjuvants, Freund's incomplete adjuvants, neuroactive compounds, especially human growth hormone, or combinations thereof.

[0198] It is also within the scope of the present invention that the pharmaceutical composition, especially vaccine, comprises apart from the hyperimmune serum reactive antigens, fragments thereof and/or coding nucleic acid molecules thereof according to the present invention other compounds which are biologically or pharmaceutically active. Preferably, the vaccine composition comprises at least one polycationic peptide. The polycationic compound(s) to be used according to the present invention may be any polycationic compound, which shows the characteristic effects according to the WO 97/30721. Preferred polycationic compounds are selected from basic polypeptides, organic polycations, basic polyamino acids or mixtures thereof. These polyamino acids should have a chain length of at least 4 amino acid residues (WO 97/30721). Especially preferred are substances like polylysine, polyarginine and polypeptides containing more than 20%, especially more than 50% of basic amino acids in a range of more than 8, especially more than 20, amino acid residues or mixtures thereof. Other preferred polycations and their pharmaceutical compositions are described in WO 97/30721 (e.g. polyethyleneimine) and WO 99/38528. Preferably these polypeptides contain between 20 and 500 amino acid residues, especially between 30 and 200 residues.

[0199] These polycationic compounds may be produced chemically or recombinantly or may be derived from natural sources.

[0200] Cationic (poly)peptides may also be anti-microbial with properties as reviewed in {Ganz, T., 1999}. These (poly)peptides may be of prokaryotic or animal or plant origin or may be produced chemically or recombinantly (WO 02/13857). Peptides may also belong to the class of defensins (WO 02/13857). Sequences of such peptides can be, for example, found in the Antimicrobial Sequences Database available on the World Wide Web under the following internet address:

[0201] bbcm.univ.trieste.it/˜tossi/pag2.html

[0202] Such host defence peptides or defensives are also a preferred form of the polycationic polymer according to the present invention. Generally, a compound allowing as an end product activation (or down-regulation) of the adaptive immune system, preferably mediated by APCs (including dendritic cells) is used as polycationic polymer.

[0203] Especially preferred for use as polycationic substances in the present invention are cathelicidin derived antimicrobial peptides or derivatives thereof (International patent application WO 02/13857, incorporated herein by reference), especially antimicrobial peptides derived from mammalian cathelicidin, preferably from human, bovine or mouse.

[0204] Polycationic compounds derived from natural sources include HW-REV or HIV-TAT (derived cationic peptides, antennapedia peptides, chitosan or other derivatives of chitin) or other peptides derived from these peptides or proteins by biochemical or recombinant production. Other preferred polycationic compounds are cathelin or related or derived substances from cathelin. For example, mouse cathelin is a peptide, which has the amino acid sequence NH₂-RLAGLLRKGGEKIGEKLKKIGQKIKNFFQKLVPQPE-COOH (SEQ ID NO:64). Related or derived cathelin substances contain the whole or parts of the cathelin sequence with at least 15-20 amino acid residues. Derivations may include the substitution or modification of the natural amino acids by amino acids, which are not among the 20 standard amino acids. Moreover, further cationic residues may be introduced into such cathelin molecules. These cathelin molecules are preferred to be combined with the antigen. These cathelin molecules surprisingly have turned out to be also effective as an adjuvant for an antigen without the addition of further adjuvants. It is therefore possible to use such cathelin molecules as efficient adjuvants in vaccine formulations with or without further immunoactivating substances.

[0205] Another preferred polycationic substance to be used according to the present invention is a synthetic peptide containing at least 2 KLK-motifs separated by a linker of 3 to 7 hydrophobic amino acids (International patent application WO 02/32451, incorporated herein by reference).

[0206] The pharmaceutical composition of the present invention may further comprise immunostimulatory nucleic acid(s). Immunostimulatory nucleic acids are e.g. neutral or artificial CpG containing nucleic acids, short stretches of nucleic acids derived from non-vertebrates or in form of short oligonucleotides (ODNs) containing non-methylated cytosine-guanine di-nucleotides (CpG) in a certain base context (e.g. described in WO 96/02555). Alternatively, also nucleic acids based on inosine and cytidine as e.g. described in the WO 01/93903, or deoxynucleic acids containing deoxy-inosine and/or deoxyuridine residues (described in WO 01/93905 and PCT/EP 02/05448, incorporated herein by reference) may preferably be used as immunostimulatory nucleic acids for the present invention. Preferably, the mixtures of different immunostimulatory nucleic acids may be used according to the present invention.

[0207] It is also within the present invention that any of the aforementioned polycationic compounds is combined with any of the immunostimulatory nucleic acids as aforementioned. Preferably, such combinations are according to the ones as described in WO 01/93905, WO 02/32451, WO 01/54720, WO 01/93903, WO 02/13857 and PCT/EP 02/05448 and the Austrian patent application A 1924/2001, incorporated herein by reference.

[0208] In addition or alternatively such vaccine composition may comprise apart from the hyperimmune serum reactive antigens and fragments thereof, and the coding nucleic acid molecules thereof according to the present invention a neuroactive compound. Preferably, the neuroactive compound is human growth factor as, e.g. described in WO 01/24822. Also preferably, the neuroactive compound is combined with any of the polycationic compounds and/or immunostimulatory nucleic acids as afore-mentioned.

[0209] In a further aspect the present invention is related to a pharmaceutical composition. Such pharmaceutical composition is, for example, the vaccine described herein. Also a pharmaceutical composition is a pharmaceutical composition which comprises any of the following compounds or combinations thereof: the nucleic acid molecules according to the present invention, the hyperimmune serum reactive antigens and fragments thereof according to the present invention, the vector according to the present invention, the cells according to the present invention, the antibody according to the present invention, the functional nucleic acids according to the present invention and the binding peptides such as the anticalines according to the present invention, any agonists and antagonists screened as described herein. In connection therewith any of these compounds may be employed in combination with a non-sterile or sterile carrier or carriers for use with cells, tissues or organisms, such as a pharmaceutical carrier suitable for administration to a subject. Such compositions comprise, for instance, a media additive or a therapeutically effective amount of a hyperimmune serum reactive antigen and fragments thereof of the invention and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier or excipient. Such carriers may include, but are not limited to, saline, buffered saline, dextrose, water, glycerol, ethanol and combinations thereof. The formulation should suit the mode of administration.

[0210] The pharmaceutical compositions may be administered in any effective, convenient manner including, for instance, administration by topical, oral, anal, vaginal, intravenous, intraperitoneal, intramuscular, subcutaneous, intranasal or intradermal routes among others.

[0211] In therapy or as a prophylactic, the active agent may be administered to an individual as an injectable composition, for example as a sterile aqueous dispersion, preferably isotonic.

[0212] Alternatively the composition may be formulated for topical application, for example in the form of ointments, creams, lotions, eye ointments, eye drops, ear drops, mouthwash, impregnated dressings and sutures and aerosols, and may contain appropriate conventional additives, including, for example, preservatives, solvents to assist drug penetration, and emollients in ointments and creams. Such topical formulations may also contain compatible conventional carriers, for example cream or ointment bases, and ethanol or oleyl alcohol for lotions. Such carriers may constitute from about 1% to about 98% by weight of the formulation; more usually they will constitute up to about 80% by weight of the formulation.

[0213] In addition to the therapy described above, the compositions of this invention may be used generally as a wound treatment agent to prevent adhesion of bacteria to matrix proteins exposed in wound tissue and for prophylactic use in dental treatment as an alternative to, or in conjunction with, antibiotic prophylaxis.

[0214] A vaccine composition is conveniently in injectable form. Conventional adjuvants may be employed to enhance the immune response. A suitable unit dose for vaccination is 0.05-5 μg antigen/per kg of body weight, and such dose is preferably administered 1-3 times and with an interval of 1-3 weeks.

[0215] With the indicated dose range, no adverse toxicological effects should be observed with the compounds of the invention, which would preclude their administration to suitable individuals.

[0216] In a further embodiment the present invention relates to diagnostic and pharmaceutical packs and kits comprising one or more containers filled with one or more of the ingredients of the afore-mentioned compositions of the invention. The ingredient(s) can be present in a useful amount, dosage, formulation or combination. Associated with such container(s) can be a notice in the form prescribed by a governmental agency regulating the manufacture, use or sale of pharmaceuticals or biological products, reflecting approval by the agency of the manufacture, use or sale of the product for human administration.

[0217] In connection with the present invention any disease related use as disclosed herein such as, e.g. use of the pharmaceutical composition or vaccine, is particularly a disease or diseased condition which is caused by, linked or associated with Staphylococci, more preferably, S. epidermidis. In connection therewith it is to be noted that S. epidermidis comprises several strains including those disclosed herein. A disease related, caused or associated with the bacterial infection to be prevented and/or treated according to the present invention includes besides other diseases mostly those related to the presence of foreign bodies and the use of devices, such as catheters, cerebrospinal fluid shunt infections, peritonitis and endocarditis in humans.

[0218] In a still further embodiment the present invention is related to a screening method using any of the hyperimmune serum reactive antigens or nucleic acids according to the present invention. Screening methods as such are known to the one skilled in the art and can be designed such that an agonist or an antagonist is screened. Preferably an antagonist is screened which in the present case inhibits or prevents the binding of any hyperimmune serum reactive antigen and fragment thereof according to the present invention to an interaction partner. Such interaction partner can be a naturally occurring interaction partner or a non-naturally occurring interaction partner.

[0219] The invention also provides a method of screening compounds to identify those, which enhance (agonist) or block (antagonist) the function of hyperimmune serum reactive antigens and fragments thereof or nucleic acid molecules of the present invention, such as its interaction with a binding molecule. The method of screening may involve high-throughput.

[0220] For example, to screen for agonists or antagonists, the interaction partner of the nucleic acid molecule and nucleic acid, respectively, according to the present invention, maybe a synthetic reaction mix, a cellular compartment, such as a membrane, cell envelope or cell wall, or a preparation of any thereof, may be prepared from a cell that expresses a molecule that binds to the hyperimmune serum reactive antigens and fragments thereof of the present invention. The preparation is incubated with labelled hyperimmune serum reactive antigens and fragments thereof in the absence or the presence of a candidate molecule, which may be an agonist or antagonist. The ability of the candidate molecule to bind the binding molecule is reflected in decreased binding of the labelled ligand. Molecules which bind gratuitously, i.e., without inducing the functional effects of the hyperimmune serum reactive antigens and fragments thereof, are most likely to be good antagonists. Molecules that bind well and elicit functional effects that are the same as or closely related to the hyperimmune serum reactive antigens and fragments thereof are good agonists.

[0221] The functional effects of potential agonists and antagonists may be measured, for instance, by determining the activity of a reporter system following interaction of the candidate molecule with a cell or appropriate cell preparation, and comparing the effect with that of the hyperimmune serum reactive antigens and fragments thereof of the present invention or molecules that elicit the same effects as the hyperimmune serum reactive antigens and fragments thereof. Reporter systems that may be useful in this regard include but are not limited to colorimetric labelled substrate converted into product, a reporter gene that is responsive to changes in the functional activity of the hyperimmune serum reactive antigens and fragments thereof, and binding assays known in the art.

[0222] Another example of an assay for antagonists is a competitive assay that combines the hyperimmune serum reactive antigens and fragments thereof of the present invention and a potential antagonist with membrane-bound binding molecules, recombinant binding molecules, natural substrates or ligands, or substrate or ligand mimetics, under appropriate conditions for a competitive inhibition assay. The hyperimmune serum reactive antigens and fragments thereof can be labelled such as by radioactivity or a colorimetric compound, such that the molecule number of hyperimmune serum reactive antigens and fragments thereof bound to a binding molecule or converted to product can be determined accurately to assess the effectiveness of the potential antagonist.

[0223] Potential antagonists include small organic molecules, peptides, polypeptides and antibodies that bind to a hyperimmune serum reactive antigen and fragments thereof of the invention and thereby inhibit or extinguish its activity. Potential antagonists also may be small organic molecules, a peptide, a polypeptide such as a closely related protein or antibody that binds to the same sites on a binding molecule without inducing functional activity of the hyperimmune serum reactive antigens and fragments thereof of the invention.

[0224] Potential antagonists include a small molecule, which binds to and occupies the binding site of the hyperimmune serum reactive antigens and fragments thereof thereby preventing binding to cellular binding molecules, such that normal biological activity is prevented. Examples of small molecules include but are not limited to small organic molecules, peptides or peptide-like molecules.

[0225] Other potential antagonists include antisense molecules (see {Okano, H. et al., 1991}; OLIGODEOXYNUCLEOTIDES AS ANTISENSE INHIBITORS OF GENE EXPRESSION; CRC Press, Boca Ration, Fla. (1988), for a description of these molecules).

[0226] Preferred potential antagonists include derivatives of the hyperimmune serum reactive antigens and fragments thereof of the invention.

[0227] As used herein the activity of a hyperimmune serum reactive antigen and fragment thereof according to the present invention is its capability to bind to any of its interaction partner or the extent of such capability to bind to its or any interaction partner.

[0228] In a particular aspect, the invention provides the use of the hyperimmune serum reactive antigens and fragments thereof, nucleic acid molecules or inhibitors of the invention to interfere with the initial physical interaction between a pathogen and mammalian host responsible for sequelae of infection. In particular the molecules of the invention may be used: i) in the prevention of adhesion of S. epidermidis to mammalian extracellular matrix proteins on in-dwelling devices or to extracellular matrix proteins in wounds; ii) to block protein mediated mammalian cell invasion by, for example, initiating phosphorylation of mammalian tyrosine kinases {Rosenshine, I. et al., 1992} to block bacterial adhesion between mammalian extracellular matrix proteins and bacterial proteins which mediate tissue damage; iv) to block the normal progression of pathogenesis in infections initiated other than by the implantation of in-dwelling devices or by other surgical techniques.

[0229] Each of the DNA coding sequences provided herein may be used in the discovery and development of antibacterial compounds. The encoded protein upon expression can be used as a target for the screening of antibacterial drugs. Additionally, the DNA sequences encoding the amino terminal regions of the encoded protein or Shine-Delgarno or other translation facilitating sequences of the respective mRNA can be used to construct antisense sequences to control the expression of the coding sequence of interest.

[0230] The antagonists and agonists may be employed, for instance, to inhibit diseases arising from infection with Staphylococcus, especially S. epidermidis, such as sepsis.

[0231] In a still further aspect the present invention is related to an affinity device such affinity device comprises as least a support material and any of the hyperimmune serum reactive antigens and fragments thereof according to the present invention, which is attached to the support material. Because of the specificity of the hyperimmune serum reactive antigens and fragments thereof according to the present invention for their target cells or target molecules or their interaction partners, the hyperimmune serum reactive antigens and fragments thereof allow a selective removal of their interaction partner(s) from any kind of sample applied to the support material provided that the conditions for binding are met. The sample may be a biological or medical sample, including but not limited to, fermentation broth, cell debris, cell preparation, tissue preparation, organ preparation, blood, urine, lymph liquid, liquor and the like.

[0232] The hyperimmune serum reactive antigens and fragments thereof may be attached to the matrix in a covalent or non-covalent manner. Suitable support material is known to the one skilled in the art and can be selected from the group comprising cellulose, silicon, glass, aluminium, paramagnetic beads, starch and dextrane.

[0233] The present invention is further illustrated by the following figures, examples and the sequence listing from which further features, embodiments and advantages may be taken. It is to be understood that the present examples are given by way of illustration only and not by way of limitation of the disclosure.

[0234] In connection with the present invention

[0235] FIG. 1 shows the characterization of the selected human high titre sera specific for S. epidermidis.

[0236] FIG. 2 shows the characterization of the small fragment genomic library, LSE-70, from Staphylococcus epidermidis RP62A.

[0237] FIG. 3 shows the selection of bacterial cells by MACS using biotinylated human IgGs.

[0238] FIG. 4 shows an example for the gene distribution study with the identified antigens.

[0239] Table 1 shows the summary of the screens performed with genomic S. epidermidis libraries and human serum and the gene distribution data for selected antigens.

[0240] The figures to which it might be referred to in the specification are described in the following in more details.

[0241] FIG. 1 shows the characterization and selection of human serum samples for identification of S. epidermidis antigens. (A) ELISA: Total anti-S. epidermidis IgGs were measured by standard ELISA using total bacterial lysate as coating antigen at two different serum dilutions. Five sera (EP.1-5) were selected from a serum collection obtained from patients with S. epidermidis peritonitis. C, control serum from a patient with unrelated infection. (B) Immunoblot analysis: Selected high titer sera were characterized by immunoblotting using total bacterial lysates prepared from eight different S. epidermidis clinical isolates (lanes 1-8), as well as from S. epidermidis strain RP62A (lane C). In each lane, ˜20 μg total lysate proteins extracted from bacteria grown in BHI medium overnight were loaded. A representative immunoblot is shown for the EP.4 serum. The membrane was incubated with EP.4 serum at a dilution of 5,000 and developed with anti-human IgG secondary reagent. Mw, Protein standards (kDa).

[0242] FIG. 2A shows the fragment size distribution of the Staphylococcus epidermidis RP62A small fragment genomic library, LSE-70. After sequencing 572 randomly selected clones, sequences were trimmed to eliminate vector residues and the numbers of clones with various genomic fragment sizes were plotted. (B) Graphic illustration of the distribution of the same set of randomly sequenced clones of LSE-70 over the S. epidermidis chromosome. Circles indicate matching sequences to annotated ORFs in +/+ and +/- orientation. Rectangles represent fully matched clones to non-coding chromosomal sequences in +/+ and +/- orientation. Diamonds position the best match of all chimeric clone sequences. Numeric distances in base pairs are indicated over the circular genome for orientation. Partitioning of various clone sets within the library is given in numbers and percentage at the bottom of the figure.

[0243] FIG. 3A shows the MACS selection with biotinylated human IgGs. The LSE-70 library in pMAL9.1 was screened with 10 μg biotinylated, human serum (P15-IgG) in the first and second selection round. As negative control, no serum was added to the library cells for screening. Number of cells selected after the 1st and 2nd elution are shown for each selection round. FIG. 3B shows the reactivity of specific clones (1-26) isolated by bacterial surface display as analysed by Western blot analysis with the human serum (P15-IgG) used for selection by MACS at a dilution of 1:3,000. As a loading control the same blot was also analysed with antibodies directed against the platform protein LamB at a dilution of 1:5,000. LB, Extract from a clone expressing LamB without foreign peptide insert.

[0244] FIG. 4 shows the PCR analysis for the gene distribution of ORF1163 with the respective oligonucleotides. The predicted size of the PCR fragments is approximately 1,000 bp. The 31 coagulase negative Staphylococcus and 11 S. epidermidis strains used for analysis are marked in the figure; N, no genomic DNA added; P, genomic DNA from S. epidermidis RP62A, which served as template for library construction.

[0245] Table 1: Immunogenic proteins identified by bacterial surface display.

[0246] A, LSE-70 library in lamB with P15-IgG (804), B, LSE-150 library in fhuA with P15-IgG (826), C, LSA-300 library in fhuA with P15-IgG (729), *, prediction of antigenic sequences longer than 5 amino acids was performed with the program ANTIGENIC {Kolaskar, A. et al., 1990}. §, Forty-two coagulase negative Staphylococcus or S. epidermidis strains were tested by PCR with oligonucleotides specific for the genes encoding relevant antigens. Since 6 of the 31 CNS strains were negative for all genes analysed, we eliminated these data from the summary, because these strains are most likely not closely related to S. epidermidis.

EXAMPLES

Example 1

Preparation of Antibodies from Human Serum

Experimental Procedures

Peptide Synthesis

[0247] Peptides were synthesized in small scale (4 mg resin; up to 288 in parallel) using standard F-moc chemistry on a Rink amide resin (PepChem, Tubingen, Germany) using a Syroll synthesizer (Multisyntech, Witten, Germany). After the sequence was assembled, peptides were elongated with Fmoc-epsilon-aminohexanoic acid (as a linker) and biotin (Sigma, St. Louis, Mo.; activated like a normal amino acid). Peptides were cleaved off the resin with 93% TFA, 5% triethylsilane, and 2% water for one hour. Peptides were dried under vacuum and freeze dried three times from acetonitrile/water (1:1). The presence of the correct mass was verified by mass spectrometry on a Reflex III MALDI-TOF (Bruker, Bremen Germany). The peptides were used without further purification.

[0248] Enzyme linked immune assay (ELISA).

[0249] For serum characterization: ELISA plates (Maxisorb, Millipore) were coated with 5-10 μg/ml total protein diluted in coating buffer (0.1M sodium carbonate pH 9.2). Three dilutions of sera (2,000×, 10,000×, 50,000×) were made in PBS-BSA.

[0250] For peptide serology: Biotin-labeled peptides were coating on Streptavidin ELISA plates (EXICON) at 10 μg/ml concentration according to the manufacturer's instructions. Sera were tested at two dilutions, 200× and 1,000×.

[0251] Highly specific Horse Radish Peroxidase (HRP)-conjugated anti-human IgG or anti-human IgA secondary antibodies (Southern Biotech) were used according to the manufacturers' recommendations (dilution: 1,000×). Antigen-antibody complexes were quantified by measuring the conversion of the substrate (ABTS) to colored product based on OD405 nm readings in an automated ELISA reader (TECAN SUNRISE). Following manual coating, peptide plates were processed and analyzed by the Gemini 160 ELISA robot (TECAN) with a built-in reader (GENIOS, TECAN).

Immunoblotting

[0252] Total bacterial lysate and culture supernatant samples were prepared from in vitro grown S. epidermidis RP62A. 10 to 25 μg total protein/lane was separated by SDS-PAGE using the BioRad Mini-Protean 3 Cell electrophoresis system and proteins transferred to nitrocellulose membrane (ECL, Amersham Pharmacia). After overnight blocking in 5% milk, antisera at 2,000× dilution were added, and HRPO labeled anti-mouse IgG was used for detection.

Preparation of Bacterial Antigen Extracts

[0253] Total bacterial lysate: Bacteria were lysed by repeated freeze-thaw cycles: incubation on dry ice/ethanol-mixture until frozen (1 min), then thawed at 370C (5 min): repeated 3 times. This was followed by sonication and collection of supernatant by centrifugation (3,500 rpm, 15 min, 40C).

[0254] Culture supernatant: After removal of bacteria, the supernatant of overnight grown bacterial cultures was precipitated with ice-cold ethanol (100%): 1 part supernatant/3 parts ethanol incubated o/n at -20° C. Precipitates were collected by centrifugation (2,600 g, for 15 min) and dried. Dry pellets were dissolved either in PBS for ELISA, or in urea and SDS-sample buffer for SDS-PAGE and immunoblotting. The protein concentration of samples was determined by Bradford assay.

[0255] Purification of antibodies for genomic screening. Five sera from the patient group were selected based on the overall anti-staphylococcal titers for a serum pool used in the screening procedure. Antibodies against E. coli proteins were removed by incubating the heat-inactivated sera with whole cell E. coli cells (DHSalpha, transformed with pHIE11, grown under the same condition as used for bacterial surface display). Highly enriched preparations of IgGs from the pooled, depleted sera were generated by protein G affinity chromatography, according to the manufacturer's instructions (UltraLink Immobilized Protein G, Pierce). IgA antibodies were purified also by affinity chromatography using biotin-labeled anti-human IgA (Southern Biotech) immobilized on Streptavidin-agarose (GIBCO BRL). The efficiency of depletion and purification was checked by SDS-PAGE, Western blotting, ELISA and protein concentration measurements.

[0256] The antibodies produced against S. epidermidis by the human immune system and present in human sera are indicative of the in vivo expression of the antigenic proteins and their immunogenicity. These molecules are essential for the identification of individual antigens in the approach as described in the present invention, which is based on the interaction of the specific anti-staphylococcal antibodies and the corresponding S. epidermidis peptides or proteins. To gain access to relevant antibody repertoires, human sera were collected from convalescent patients with S. epidermidis infections, namely peritonitis.

[0257] The sera were characterized for anti-S. epidermidis antibodies by a series of ELISA and immunoblotting assays. Bacterial lysate proteins prepared from S. epidermidis RP62A cultured overnight (stationary phase) in BHI (Brain Heart Infusion) growth medium have been used as staphylococcal antigens. Both IgG and IgA antibody levels were determined. Five sera having the highest antibody levels were pooled, and IgG prepared for use in bacterial surface display in order to identify antigenic proteins.

[0258] The titers were compared at given dilutions where the response was linear. Sera were ranked based on the reactivity against multiple staphylococcal components, and the highest ones were selected for further analysis by immunoblotting (FIG. 1). This extensive antibody characterization approach has led to the unambiguous identification of anti-staphylococcal hyperimmune sera.

Example 2

Generation of Highly Random, Frame-Selected, Small-Fragment, Genomic DNA Libraries of Staphylococcus epidermidis

Experimental Procedures

[0259] Preparation of staphylococcal genomic DNA. 50 ml BHI medium was inoculated with S. epidermidis RP62A bacteria from a frozen stab and grown with aeration and shaking for 18 h at 37° C. The culture was then harvested, centrifuged with 1,600×g for 15 min and the supernatant was removed. Bacterial pellets were washed 3× with PBS and carefully re-suspended in 0.5 ml of Lysozyme solution (100 mg/ml). 0.1 ml of 10 mg/ml heat treated RNase A and 20 U of RNase T1 were added, mixed carefully and the solution was incubated for 1 h at 37° C. Following the addition of 0.2 ml of 20% SDS solution and 0.1 ml of Proteinase K (10 mg/ml) the tube was incubated overnight at 55° C. 1/3 volume of saturated NaCl was then added and the solution was incubated for 20 min at 4° C. The extract was pelleted in a microfuge (13,000 rpm) and the supernatant transferred into a new tube. The solution was extracted with PhOH/CHCl₃/IAA (25:24:1) and with CHCl₃/IAA (24:1). DNA was precipitated at room temperature by adding 0.6× volume of Isopropanol, spooled from the solution with a sterile Pasteur pipette and transferred into tubes containing 80% ice-cold ethanol. DNA was recovered by centrifuging the precipitates with 10-12,000×g, then dried on air and dissolved in ddH2O.

[0260] Preparation of small genomic DNA fragments. Genomic DNA fragments were mechanically sheared into fragments ranging in size between 150 and 300 bp using a cup-horn sonicator (Bandelin Sonoplus UV 2200 sonicator equipped with a BB5 cup horn, 10 sec. pulses at 100% power output) or into fragments of size between 50 and 70 bp by mild DNase I treatment (Novagen). It was observed that sonication yielded a much tighter fragment size distribution when breaking the DNA into fragments of the 150-300 bp size range. However, despite extensive exposure of the DNA to ultrasonic wave-induced hydromechanical shearing force, subsequent decrease in fragment size could not be efficiently and reproducibly achieved. Therefore, fragments of 50 to 70 bp in size were obtained by mild DNase I treatment using Novagen's shotgun cleavage kit. A 1:20 dilution of DNase I provided with the kit was prepared and the digestion was performed in the presence of MnCl₂ in a 60 μl volume at 20° C. for 5 min to ensure double-stranded cleavage by the enzyme. Reactions were stopped with 2 μl of 0.5 M EDTA and the fragmentation efficiency was evaluated on a 2% TAE-agarose gel. This treatment resulted in total fragmentation of genomic DNA into near 50-70 bp fragments. Fragments were then blunt-ended twice using T4 DNA Polymerase in the presence of 100 μM each of dNTPs to ensure efficient flushing of the ends. Fragments were used immediately in ligation reactions or frozen at -20° C. for subsequent use.

[0261] Description of the vectors. The vector pMAL4.31 was constructed on a pASK-IBA backbone {Skerra, A., 1994} with the beta-lactamase (bla) gene exchanged with the Kanamycin resistance gene. In addition the bla gene was cloned into the multiple cloning site. The sequence encoding mature beta-lactamase is preceded by the leader peptide sequence of ompA to allow efficient secretion across the cytoplasmic membrane. Furthermore a sequence encoding the first 12 amino acids (spacer sequence) of mature beta-lactamase follows the ompA leader peptide sequence to avoid fusion of sequences immediately after the leader peptidase cleavage site, since e.g. clusters of positive charged amino acids in this region would decrease or abolish translocation across the cytoplasmic membrane {Kajava, A. et al., 2000}. A SmaI restriction site serves for library insertion. An upstream FseI site and a downstream NotI site, which were used for recovery of the selected fragment, flank the SmaI site. The three restriction sites are inserted after the sequence encoding the 12 amino acid spacer sequence in such a way that the bla gene is transcribed in the -1 reading frame resulting in a stop codon 15 bp after the NotI site. A +1 bp insertion restores the bla ORF so that beta-lactamase protein is produced with a consequent gain of Ampicillin resistance.

[0262] The vector pMAL9.1 was constructed by cloning the lamB gene into the multiple cloning site of pEH1 {Hashemzadeh-Bonehi, L. et al., 1998}. Subsequently, a sequence was inserted in lamB after amino acid 154, containing the restriction sites FseI, SmaI and NotI. The reading frame for this insertion was constructed in such a way that transfer of frame-selected DNA fragments excised by digestion with FseI and NotI from plasmid pMAL4.31 yields a continuous reading frame of lamB and the respective insert.

[0263] The vector pHIE11 was constructed by cloning the fhuA gene into the multiple cloning site of pEH1. Thereafter, a sequence was inserted in fhuA after amino acid 405, containing the restriction site FseI, XbaI and NotI. The reading frame for this insertion was chosen in a way that transfer of frame-selected DNA fragments excised by digestion with FseI and NotI from plasmid pMAL4.31 yields a continuous reading frame of fhuA and the respective insert.

[0264] Cloning and evaluation of the library for frame selection. Genomic S. epidermidis DNA fragments were ligated into the SmaI site of the vector pMAL4.31. Recombinant DNA was electroporated into DH10B electrocompetent E. coli cells (GIBCO BRL) and transformants plated on LB-agar supplemented with Kanamycin (50 μg/ml) and Ampicillin (50 μg/ml). Plates were incubated over night at 37° C. and colonies collected for large scale DNA extraction. A representative plate was stored and saved for collecting colonies for colony PCR analysis and large-scale sequencing. A simple colony PCR assay was used to initially determine the rough fragment size distribution as well as insertion efficiency. From sequencing data the precise fragment size was evaluated, junction intactness at the insertion site as well as the frame selection accuracy (3n+1 rule).

[0265] Cloning and evaluation of the library for bacterial surface display. Genomic DNA fragments were excised from the pMAL4.31 vector, containing the S. epidermidis library with the restriction enzymes FseI and NotI. The entire population of fragments was then transferred into plasmids pMAL9.1 (LamB) or pHIE11 (FhuA), which have been digested with FseI and NotI.

[0266] Using these two restriction enzymes, which recognise an 8 bp GC rich sequence, the reading frame that was selected in the pMAL4.31 vector is maintained in each of the platform vectors. The plasmid library was then transformed into E. coli DHSalpha cells by electroporation. Cells were plated onto large LB-agar plates supplemented with 50 μg/ml Kanamycin and grown over night at 37° C. at a density yielding clearly visible single colonies. Cells were then scraped off the surface of these plates, washed with fresh LB medium and stored in aliquots for library screening at -80° C.

Results

[0267] Libraries for frame selection. Two libraries (LSE-70 and LSE-150) were generated in the pMAL4.31 vector with sizes of approximately 70, 150 and 300 bp, respectively. For each library, ligation and subsequent transformation of approximately 1 μg of pMAL4.31 plasmid DNA and 50 ng of fragmented genomic S. epidermidis DNA yielded 4×105 to 2×106 clones after frame selection. To assess the randomness of the libraries, approximately 600 randomly chosen clones of LSE-70 were sequenced. The bioinformatic analysis showed that of these clones only very few were present more than once. Furthermore, it was shown that 90% of the clones fell in the size range between 16 and 61 bp with an average size of 34 bp (FIG. 2). Almost all sequences followed the 3n+1 rule, showing that all clones were properly frame selected.

[0268] Bacterial surface display libraries. The display of peptides on the surface of E. coli required the transfer of the inserts from the LSE libraries from the frame selection vector pMAL4.31 to the display plasmids pMAL9.1 (LamB) or pHIE11 (FhuA). Genomic DNA fragments were excised by FseI and NotI restriction and ligation of 5 ng inserts with 0.1 μg plasmid DNA and subsequent transformation into DHSalpha cells resulted in 2-5×106 clones. The clones were scraped off the LB plates and frozen without further amplification.

Example 3

Identification of highly immunogenic peptide sequences from S. epidermidis using bacterial surface displayed genomic libraries and human serum

Experimental Procedures

[0269] MACS screening. Approximately 2.5×10⁸ cells from a given library were grown in 5 ml LBmedium supplemented with 50 μg/ml Kanamycin for 2 h at 37° C. Expression was induced by the addition of 1 mM IPTG for 30 min. Cells were washed twice with fresh LB medium and approximately 2×10⁷ cells re-suspended in 100 μl LB medium and transferred to an Eppendorf tube.

[0270] 10 μg of biotinylated, human IgGs purified from serum was added to the cells and the suspension incubated over night at 4° C. with gentle shaking. 900 μl of LB medium was added, the suspension mixed and subsequently centrifuged for 10 min at 6,000 rpm at 4° C. (For IgA screens, 10 μg of purified IgAs were used and these captured with biotinylated anti-human-IgG secondary antibodies). Cells were washed once with 1 ml LB and then re-suspended in 100 μl LB medium. 10 μl of MACS microbeads coupled to streptavidin (Miltenyi Biotech, Germany) were added and the incubation continued for 20 min at 4° C. Thereafter 900 μl of LB medium was added and the MACS microbead cell suspension was loaded onto the equilibrated MS column (Miltenyi Biotech, Germany) which was fixed to the magnet. (The MS columns were equilibrated by washing once with 1 ml 70% EtOH and twice with 2 ml LB medium.)

[0271] The column was then washed three times with 3 ml LB medium. After removal of the magnet, cells were eluted by washing with 2 ml LB medium. After washing the column with 3 ml LB medium, the 2 ml eluate was loaded a second time on the same column and the washing and elution process repeated. The loading, washing and elution process was performed a third time, resulting in a final eluate of 2 ml.

[0272] A second round of screening was performed as follows. The cells from the final eluate were collected by centrifugation and re-suspended in 1 ml LB medium supplemented with 50 μg/ml Kanamycin. The culture was incubated at 37° C. for 90 min and then induced with 1 mM IPTG for 30 min. Cells were subsequently collected, washed once with 1 ml LB medium and suspended in 10 μl LB medium. Since the volume was reduced, 10 μg of human, biotinylated IgGs was added and the suspension incubated over night at 4° C. with gentle shaking. All further steps were exactly the same as in the first selection round. Cells selected after two rounds of selection were plated onto LB-agar plates supplemented with 50 μg/ml Kanamycin and grown over night at 37° C.

[0273] Evaluation of selected clones by sequencing and Western blot analysis. Selected clones were grown over night at 37° C. in 3 ml LB medium supplemented with 50 μg/ml Kanamycin to prepare plasmid DNA using standard procedures. Sequencing was performed at MWG (Germany).

[0274] For Western blot analysis approximately 10 to 20 μg of total cellular protein was separated by 10% SDS-PAGE and blotted onto HybondC membrane (Amersham Pharmacia Biotech, England). The LamB or FhuA fusion proteins were detected using human serum as the primary antibody at a dilution of approximately 1:5,000 and anti-human IgG or IgA antibodies coupled to HRP at a dilution of 1:5,000 as secondary antibodies. Detection was performed using the ECL detection kit (Amersham Pharmacia Biotech, England). Alternatively, rabbit anti FhuA or mouse anti LamB antibodies were used as primary antibodies in combination with the respective secondary antibodies coupled to HRP for the detection of the fusion proteins.

Results

[0275] Screening of bacterial surface display libraries by magnetic activated cell sorting (MACS) using biotinylated Igs. The libraries LSE-70 in pMAL9.1 and LSE-150 in pHIE11 were screened with a pool of biotinylated, human IgG from patient sera (see Example 1: Preparation of antibodies from human serum). In addition, a S. aureus library (LSA-300 in pHIE11) was also screened with the same serum pool, P15-IgG. The selection procedure was performed as described under Experimental procedures. FIG. 3A shows a representative example of a screen with the LSE-70 library and P15-IgGs. As can be seen from the colony count after the first selection cycle from MACS screening, the total number of cells recovered at the end is drastically reduced from approximately 3×10⁷ cells to app. 2×10⁴ cells, whereas the selection without antibodies added showed a reduction to about 1×10⁴ cells (FIG. 3A). After the second round, a similar number of cells was recovered with P15-IgG, while app. 8-fold fewer cells were recovered when no IgGs from human serum were added, clearly showing that selection was dependent on S. epidermidis specific antibodies. To evaluate the performance of the screen, 26 selected clones were picked randomly and subjected to Western blot analysis with the same, pooled serum (FIG. 3B). This analysis revealed that 70% of the selected clones showed reactivity with antibodies present in the relevant serum whereas the control strain expressing LamB without a S. epidermidis specific insert did not react with the same serum. In general, the rate of reactivity was observed to lie within the range of 35 to 75%. Colony PCR analysis showed that all selected clones contained an insert in the expected size range.

[0276] Subsequent sequencing of a larger number of randomly picked clones (600 to 1000 per screen) led to the identification of the gene and the corresponding peptide or protein sequence that was specifically recognized by the human serum used for screening. The frequency with which a specific clone is selected reflects at least in part the abundance and/or affinity of the specific antibodies in the serum used for selection and recognizing the epitope presented by this clone. Table 1 summarizes the data obtained for the three performed screens, but lists only those genes, which have not been identified by previous screens. All clones that are presented in Table 1 have been verified by Western blot analysis using whole cellular extracts from single clones to show the indicated reactivity with the pool of human serum used in the respective screen. As can be seen from Table 1, distinct regions of the identified ORF are identified as immunogenic, since variably sized fragments of the proteins are displayed on the surface by the platform proteins. The screen with the S. aureus library revealed one novel antigen, which had not been identified in previous screens.

[0277] It is further worth noticing that most of the genes identified by the bacterial surface display screen encode proteins that are either attached to the surface of S. epidermidis and/or are secreted. This is in accordance with the expected role of surface attached or secreted proteins in virulence of S. epidermidis.

Example 4

Gene Distribution Studies with Highly Immunogenic Proteins Identified from S. epidermidis

[0278] Gene distribution of staphylococcal antigens by PCR. An ideal vaccine antigen would be an antigen that is present in all, or the vast majority of strains of the target organism to which the vaccine is directed. In order to establish whether the genes encoding the identified Staphylococcus epidermidis antigens occur ubiquitously in S. epidermidis and coagulase negative Staphylococcus strains, PCR was performed on a series of independent S. epidermidis and coagulase negative Staphylococcus isolates with primers specific for the gene of interest. Oligonucleotide sequences as primers were designed for all identified ORFs yielding products of approximately 1,000 bp, if possible covering all identified immunogenic epitopes. Genomic DNA of all Staphylococcus strains was prepared as described under Example 2. PCR was performed in a reaction volume of 25 μl using Taq polymerase (1U), 200 nM dNTPs, 10 pMol of each oligonucleotide and the kit according to the manufacturers instructions (Invitrogen, The Netherlands). As standard, 30 cycles (1×: 5 min. 95° C., 30×: 30 sec. 95° C., 30 sec. 56° C., 30 sec. 72° C., 1× 4 min. 72° C.) were performed, unless conditions had to be adapted for individual primer pairs.

Results

[0279] Exemplarily, a number of genes encoding immunogenic proteins were tested by PCR for their presence in 42 different coagulase negative Staphylococcus (CNS) or S. epidermidis strains. FIG. 4 shows the PCR reaction for ORF1163 with all indicated 42 strains. It was expected that not all of the CNS strains represent S. epidermidis isolates. Therefore it was not surprising that 6 of the 31 CNS strains were negative for all genes analysed. Some of the eight selected genes encoding identified antigens and analysed by PCR, were present in many strains tested (e.g. ORF0026, ORF0217 and ORF1163), rendering them as good candidates for further development. A few genes were present in only a smaller number of the tested 42 strains (e.g. ORF0742 and ORF2700). This result may indicate the absence of the gene in the analysed isolates, or it could be due to a variation in the sequence used for the oligonucleotide for the PCR analysis. Interestingly, none of the eight analysed genes showed any variation in size. Sequencing of the generated PCR fragment from one strain and subsequent comparison to the RP62A strain confirmed the amplification of the correct DNA fragment. Importantly, the identified antigens, which are well conserved in all strains in sequence and size constitute novel vaccine candidates to prevent infections by S. epidermidis. As can be seen in Table 1, 20 of the listed 30 S. epidermidis antigens have a homolog in S. aureus COL with at least 50% sequence identity at the amino acid level, 4 have homologs with an identity below 50% and 6 antigens do not possess a homologous sequence in S. aureus COL. This indicates that several of the antigens have also the potential to show cross-protection with other Staphylococcal strains such as S. aureus.

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TABLE-US-00001

[0311] TABLE 1 Immunogenic proteins identified by bacterial surface display. No. of selected Location of Gene Seq. S. epidermidis clones per identified Homology dis- ID or aureus anti- Putative function ORF and immunogenic with tribu- (DNA, genic protein (by homology) predicted immunogenic aa* screen region (aa) S. aureus tion.sup.§ Prot.) ORF00026 LPXTG-motif cell wall 6-28, 54-59, 135-147, 193-205, 274-279, A: 5 396-449 32% 26/36 1, 32 anchor domain protein 284-291, 298-308, 342-347, 360-366, SA2668 380-386, 408-425, 437-446, 457-464, 467-477, 504-510, 517-530, 535-543, 547-553, 562-569, 573-579, 592-600, 602-613, 626-631, 638-668 ORF00027 autolysin, putative 5-24, 101-108, 111-117, 128-142, 170- A: 3 8-21 53% n.d. 2, 33 184, 205-211, 252-267, 308-316, 329- SA2666 337, 345-353, 360-371, 375-389, 393- 399, 413-419, 429-439, 446-456, 471- 485, 495-507, 541-556, 582-588, 592- 602, 607-617, 622-628, 630-640 ORF00217 toxin resistance protein, 10-20, 23-33, 40-45, 59-65, 72-107, 113- A: 2 33-59 66% 29/36 3, 34 putative 119, 127-136, 151-161 SA2541 ORF00259 helicase-related protein 4-16, 28-34, 39-61, 66-79, 100-113, 120- A: 2 913-933 65% n.d. 4, 35 127, 130-137, 142-148, 150-157, 192- SA2499 201, 203-210, 228-239, 245-250, 256- 266, 268-278, 288-294, 312-322, 336- 344, 346-358, 388-396, 399-413, 425- 430, 445-461, 464-470, 476-482, 486- 492, 503-511, 520-527, 531-541, 551- 558, 566-572, 609-625, 635-642, 650- 656, 683-689, 691-705, 734-741, 750- 767, 782-789, 802-808, 812-818, 837- 844, 878-885, 907-917, 930-936 ORF00545 tagatose 1,6- 5-12, 20-27, 46-78, 85-92, 104-112, 121- A: 10 177-206 90% n.d. 5, 36 diphosphate aldolase 132, 150-167, 179-185, 200-213, 221- SA2183 (lacD) 227, 240-264, 271-279, 282-290, 311- 317 ORF00646 UDP-N- 18-24, 31-40, 45-51, 89-97, 100-123, A: 3 132-152 72% n.d. 6, 37 acetylglucosamine 2- 127-132, 139-153, 164-170, 184-194, SA2103 epimerase 200-205, 215-238, 244-255, 257-270, 62% 272-280, 289-302, 312-318, 338-348, SA0151 356-367 ORF00742 M23/M37 peptidase 7-16, 39-45, 73-83, 90-98, 118-124, 130- A: 14, B: 7 687-730 18% 5/36 7, 38 domain protein protein 136, 194-204, 269-280, 320-327, 373- SA0379 381, 389-397, 403-408, 424-430, 436- 441, 463-476, 487-499, 507-514, 527- 534, 540-550, 571-577, 593-599, 620- 629, 641-647, 650-664, 697-703, 708- 717, 729-742, 773-790, 794-805, 821- 828, 830-837, 839-851, 858-908, 910- 917, 938-947, 965-980, 1025-1033, 1050-1056, 1073-1081, 1084-1098, 1106-1120, 1132-1140, 1164-1170, 1185-1194, 1201-1208, 1215-1224, 1226-1234, 1267-1279, 1325-1331, 1356-1364, 1394-1411, 1426-1439, 1445-1461, 1498-1504, 1556-1561, 1564-1573, 1613-1639, 1648-1655, 1694-1714, 1748-1755, 1778-1785, 1808-1813, 1821-1827, 1829-1837, 1846-1852, 1859-1865, 1874-1883, 1895-1900, 1908-1913, 1931-1937, 1964-1981, 1995-2005, 2020-2033, 2040-2047, 2103-2109, 2118-2127, 2138-2144, 2166-2175, 2180-2187, 2220-2225, 2237-2242, 2247-2253, 2273-2281, 2286-2306, 2314-2320, 2323-2345, 2350-2355, 2371-2384, 2415-2424, 2426-2431, 2452-2472, 2584-2589, 2610-2621, 2638-2655, 2664-2670, 2681-2690, 2692-2714, 2724-2730 ORF00788 conserved hypothetical 10-40, 53-59, 79-85, 98-104, 117-122, B: 1 254-292 none 4/36 8, 39 protein 130-136, 144-158, 169-175, 180-185, 203-223, 232-237, 243-254, 295-301 ORF00891 cell division protein 28-50, 67-85, 93-115, 120-134, 144-179, B: 5 275-316; 378- 69% n.d. 9, 40 (42% FtsK (ftsK) 240-249, 328-340, 354-360, 368-400, 401 SA1295 ORF01770) 402-417, 419-427, 429-445, 447-455, 42% 463-468, 472-480, 485-500, 502-510, SA1791 512-534, 537-546, 553-558, 582-594, 619-637, 645-654, 690-709, 735-745, 749-756, 786-792 ORF00894 metalloprotease, 5-16, 21-30, 33-40, 52-74, 101-108, 116- A: 1 191-208 76% n.d. 10, 41 insulinase family, 122, 164-182, 185-219, 256-261, 273- SA1298 putative 279, 285-291, 297-304, 312-328, 331- 338, 355-362, 364-371, 373-401, 411- 423 ORF00988 membrane-bound 34-55, 67-74, 85-93, 105-115, 138-152, A: 1 216-231 74% n.d. 11, 42 protein LytR 161-171, 182-189, 197-205, 213-219, SA1398 232-239, 241-248, 250-263, 272-277, 288-299 ORF01054 ABC transporter, ATP- 21-27, 32-37, 43-51, 67-74, 82-92, 94- B: 4 214-280 75% n.d. 12, 43 (31% binding protein 100, 106-112, 140-149, 153-159, 164- SA0779 ORF00724) 182, 193-215, 222-227, 260-267, 308- 28% 322, 330-340, 378-387, 396-403, 417- SA2036 432, 435-441, 448-465, 476-482, 488- 498, 500-510 ORF01163 lipoprotein YaeC, 4-21, 29-52, 80-87, 104-123, 126-133, A: 3, B: 8 33-108 79% 31/36 13, 44 (38% putative 141-157, 182-189, 194-202, 214-220, SA0884 ORF02440) 227-235, 242-252 35% SA0506 ORF01182 UDP-sugar hydrolase, 12-18, 20-27, 29-59, 64-72, 84-90, 96- A: 3 76-96 71% n.d. 14, 45 putative 103, 109-121, 125-155, 164-177, 179- SA0926 186, 188-201, 216-227, 235-253, 259- 274, 276-294, 296-310, 322-339, 341- 348, 369-379, 398-403, 409-421 ORF01515 hypothetical protein 4-15, 24-41, 71-80, 104-111, 113-119, A: 17 4-45 none 5/36 15, 46 123-130, 139-149, 168-178, 187-200 ORF01596 conserved hypothetical 13-19, 32-37, 44-56 A: 3 1-14 60% n.d. 16, 47 protein SA1972 ORF01755 Mrp protein 6-11, 16-35, 75-81, 95-100, 126-139, A: 2, B: 8 213-276; 579- 31% n.d. 17, 48 206-214, 225-233, 241-259, 268-276, 621; 1516- SA1806 319-325, 339-360, 371-401, 435-441, 1559 28% 452-459, 462-472, 491-503, 505-516, SA2150 549-556, 567-580, 590-595, 612-622, 624-630, 642-648, 656-662, 687-693, 698-704, 706-712, 736-750, 768-777, 784-789, 812-818, 847-858, 894-900, 922-931, 938-949, 967-984, 986-992, 1027-1032, 1041-1054, 1082-1088, 1091-1097, 1119-1124, 1234-1240, 1250-1258, 1274-1289, 1299-1305, 1392-1398, 1400-1405, 1429-1442, 1460-1474, 1505-1514, 1531-1537, 1540-1552, 1558-1571, 1582-1587, 1616-1623, 1659-1666, 1671-1677, 1680-1686, 1698-1704, 1706-1712, 1768-1774, 1783-1797, 1814-1819, 1849-1855, 1870-1876, 1890-1897, 1947-1953, 1972-1980, 1999-2013, 2044-2051, 2068-2084, 2093-2099, 2122-2131, 2142-2147, 2156-2163, 2170-2179, 2214-2220, 2235-2245, 2271-2281, 2287-2293, 2308-2317, 2352-2362, 2373-2378, 2387-2407, 2442-2448, 2458-2474, 2507-2516, 2531-2537, 2540-2551, 2555-2561, 2586-2599, 2617-2627, 2644-2649, 2661-2675, 2685-2692, 2695-2707, 2733-2739, 2741-2747, 2774-2783, 2788-2795, 2860-2870, 2891-2903, 2938-2947, 2973-2980, 2993-2999, 3004-3030, 3046-3059, 3066-3077, 3082-3088, 3120-3132, 3144-3149, 3153-3169, 3200-3212, 3232-3256, 3276-3290, 3308-3322, 3330-3338, 3353-3360, 3363-3371, 3390-3408, 3431-3447, 3454-3484, 3503-3515, 3524-3541, 3543-3550, 3560-3567, 3586-3599, 3616-3621, 3642-3647, 3663-3679 ORF02009 2-oxo acid 19-41, 43-49, 55-62, 67-74, 114-121, B: 4 12-56 64% n.d. 18, 49 (32% dehydrogenase, 130-140, 188-197, 208-217, 226-232, SA1560 ORF01373 & E2 component, 265-287, 292-299, 301-319, 372-394, 32% ORF01042) lipoamide 400-410, 421-427 SA1104 31% SA1448 ORF02025 integrase/recombinase 6-12, 44-51, 53-60, 67-88, 91-100, 104- B: 3 60-138 85% n.d. 19, 50 (35% XerD (xerD) 123, 137-142, 148-158, 161-168, 175- SA1540 ORF00861) 201, 204-210, 222-231, 239-253, 258- 35% 264, 272-282 SA1269 ORF02209 NADH dehydrogenase, 4-63, 69-104, 110-121, 124-131, 134- A: 2 509-528 66% n.d. 20, 51 (37% putative 152, 161-187, 204-221, 223-237, 239- SA0679 ORF01212) 296, 298-310, 331-365, 380-405, 423- 38% 451, 470-552, 554-562, 574-581, 592- SA0955 649, 651-658, 661-671, 673-707, 713- 734, 741-748, 758-765, 773-790 ORF02289 fibrinogen-binding 89-94, 102-115, 123-129, 181-188, 200- B: 2 213-265 41% n.d. 21, 52 protein SdrG 206, 211-235, 239-249, 267-281, 295- SA0610 310, 316-321, 331-341, 344-359, 365- 32% 386, 409-422, 443-453, 495-506, 514- SA0608 521, 539-547, 553-560, 563-570, 586- 596, 621-626, 633-638, 651-657, 666- 30% 683, 697-705, 731-739, 761-768, 865- SA0609 883 ORF02329 glutamyl-tRNA 5-20, 24-34, 37-43, 92-102, 134-139, A: 7 145-183 82% n.d. 22, 53 synthetase (gltX) 156-162, 184-191, 193-205, 207-213, SA0574 225-231, 241-247, 259-267, 269-286, 337-350, 365-372, 378-386, 399-413, 415-421, 447-457, 467-481 ORF02393 dimethyladenosine 12-19, 29-41, 43-57, 80-98, 106-141, A: 3, B: 2 237-287 85% n.d. 23, 54 transferase (ksgA) 143-156, 172-183, 185-210, 214-220, SA0536 226-234, 278-287 ORF02412 conserved hypothetical 5-12, 32-48, 50-72, 75-81, 88-94 A: 1, B: 1 16-40 none n.d. 24, 55 (100% protein ORF02349 & ORF01658 & ORF00589 & ORF00701 ORF02680 Metallo-beta-lactamase 4-21, 29-42, 48-62, 65-80, 95-101, 103- A: 22 208-230 98% 20/36 25, 56 (74% superfamily domain 118, 122-130, 134-140, 143-152, 155- SA0046 ORF02594) protein 165, 182-192, 198-208, 232-247, 260- 73% 268, 318-348, 364-369, 380-391, 403- SA0064 411, 413-424 ORF02700 hypothetical protein 4-18, 65-75, 82-92, 123-140, 144-159, A: 1 174-195 none 2/36 26, 57 (lipoprotein) 166-172, 188-194 ORF02825 malate: quinone 7-20, 58-71, 94-101, 110-119, 199-209, B: 2 310-350 83% n.d. 27, 58 (83% oxidoreductase 231-242, 247-254, 267-277, 282-290, SA2623 ORF00132, 297-306, 313-319, 333-342, 344-369, 49% 67% 390-402, 414-431, 436-448, 462-471 SA2362 ORF02706, 51% ORF00369) ORF02853 hypothetical protein 4-25, 37-44, 53-59, 72-78, 86-99, 119- A: 1 308-331 61% n.d. 28, 59 128, 197-203, 209-218, 220-226, 233- SA0129 244, 246-254, 264-271, 277-289, 407- 430, 437-445, 464-472, 482-488, 503- 509 CRF0299 Hypothetical protein 4-12, 14-43, 52-58 A: 3, B: 4 43-58 none n.d. 29, 60 CRF1769 Hypothetical protein 4-14, 21-29, 35-49 A: 6 38-50 none n.d. 30, 61 SA1169 fibrinogen-binding 4-19, 31-37, 58-72, 94-108 C: 2 1-72 none n.d. 31, 62 protein precursor-related protein

Sequence CWU 1

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6412028DNAStaphylococcus epidermidis 1atgaagagaa cagataaaat tggtgtctac ctcaagctgt catgttctgc gttgttactt 60agtggttcgc tggttggtta tggcttcaca aaagatgctt ttgcagattc agaaagtaca 120tcatcaaatg ttgaaaatac ttctaatagt aactccatcg ctgacaaaat ccaacaagct 180aaagatgata ttaaagattt gaaagaactt tctgacgcag atatcaaaag ttttgaagaa 240cgtttagata aagtcgataa tcaatcaagt attgaccgta ttataaatga tgcaaaagat 300aaaaataatc atttaaaatc gacagactct agtgccacat catcaaaaac tgaagatgac 360gatacatctg aaaaagataa tgatgatatg actaaagact tagataaaat actgtcggat 420ttagattcaa ttgctaaaaa tgttgataac cgtcaacaag gtgaagagag agcttctaaa 480cctagtgact caacaaccga tgaaaaagat gattcaaata ataaagtaca cgatacaaat 540gctagtacac gtaatgcaac tactgatgat tctgaagagt cggttattga taaattagat 600aaaatccaac aagattttaa atctgactct aataataatc cttctgaaca aagcgatcag 660caagcatcac catctaataa aaccgaaaat aacaaagaag aatctagtac gacaacaaat 720caatccgata gtgatagtaa agacgataaa agtaatgatg gtcatcgctc aacattagaa 780cgtatagcat cagatactga tcaaattagg gattcaaaag atcaacatgt cacagatgaa 840aaacaagata tacaagcaat tacacgttca ttacaaggta gtgataagat tgaaaaagca 900cttgctaagg tacaatctga caatcaatca ctagattcta attatataaa taataaatta 960atgaatttaa gatcactaga tacaaaagta gaggataata acactttatc tgatgataag 1020aaacaagcgc ttaaacaaga aattgataag actaagcaaa gtattgaccg acaaagaaat 1080attattatag atcaactcaa tggtgctagt aataaaaaac aagcaaccga agatatctta 1140aatagtgttt ttagcaaaaa tgaagtagaa gacataatga aacgtattaa aacaaatggc 1200cgaagtaatg aagatatcgc taatcaaatt gccaagcaaa ttgatggtct tgcattaact 1260tctagtgatg atattttaaa atcaatgtta gatcaatcta aagataaaga aagtttaatt 1320aaacaattgt tgacgacacg acttggtaat gatgaagcag atcgtattgc taaaaaattg 1380ttaagccaaa acttgtcgaa ttctcaaatt gtagaacaat taaaacgtca tttcaatagt 1440caaggaacag ctacagctga tgatatattg aatggtgtga ttaatgatgc taaagacaaa 1500agacaagcga ttgaaacaat attacaaacc cgtatcaata aagacaaagc taaaattatc 1560gctgatgtta ttgcgcgtgt acaaaaggac aaatcagata tcatggatct cattcactct 1620gcgattgaag gcaaggcaaa tgatttatta gatatagaaa aacgagcaaa acaagctaag 1680aaagatttag aatatatttt agatcctata aagaatagac catccttgtt agatcgtatt 1740aacaaaggtg tcggtgattc taattcaata tttgatagac caagtttact tgataaactt 1800cactcaagag gatctattct tgataaatta gatcattcgg caccggagaa tggattatct 1860ttagataata aaggtggcct tttaagtgat ctatttgacg acgatggtaa tatctcatta 1920ccagcgacag gtgaagtcat caaacaacat tggataccag tggctgttgt actcatgtca 1980ttaggtgggg cgctcatctt tatggcgcgt agaaaaaaac accaaaat 202821965DNAStaphylococcus epidermidis 2atgaagaaaa ataaattttt agtatattta ctatcgacgg cgcttatcac gccaaccttc 60gctacacaaa cagcttttgc tgaagattca tctaataaaa atacaaattc agataaaatg 120gaacaacatc aatcacaaaa agaaacatca aaacaatctg aaaaagatga atttaacaac 180gatgattcta aacacgattc tgatgataaa aaaagcactt ctgacagcaa ggacaaagac 240tctaataaac cattatcagc tgattcaaca catcgtaact ataaaatgaa agatgataat 300ttagttgatc aactttatga taattttaag tctcagtcag tagatttttc taaatactgg 360gaaccgaata aatacgaaga cagttttagt ttaacgtcac tcatccaaaa tttatttgat 420tttgattctg atataacaga ttacgaacag ccacaaaaga caagccattc ttctaatgac 480gaaaaagatc aagtagacca agcagatcag gcaaaacaac catcacaaca tcaagaacca 540tcacagtcgt ctgctaaaca agatcaagaa ccatcaaacg atgaaaaaga aaagacaact 600aaccaccaag ccgattctga cgtcagtgat ttacttggag aaatggataa agaagatcaa 660gaaggcgaaa acgtagatac aaacaaaaat caatcttctt ctgagcaaca acaaactcaa 720gcgaatgatg atagctcaga acgtaacaaa aaatattcta gtattacaga ttcagcatta 780gactctatat tagatgaata tagtcaggac gctaagaaaa cagaaaaaga ttacaataag 840agcaagaata caagtcacac taaaacatct caaagtgata atgccgacaa aaatccacaa 900ttaccaacag atgatgaatt aaaacatcaa tcaaaacctg cacaatcatt tgaggatgac 960attaaacgct caaatacacg ttcaacaagt cttttccaac aactacctga attagacaat 1020ggtgacttat cttctgattc atttaatgtt gttgacagtc aagacacacg tgatttcatt 1080caatcaattg ctaaagatgc gcatcagatt ggaaaagacc aagatatata tgcatcagtt 1140atgattgctc aagctatttt agaatctgac tctggaaaaa gttcacttgc acaatcacca 1200aatcataact tgtttggaat caaaggtgac tacaaaggac aatctgtaac ttttaatact 1260ttagaagctg atagcagtaa tcatatgttt agtatccaag caggtttccg taaataccca 1320agtactaaac aatctcttga agattatgca gatttaatca aacatggtat cgatggtaat 1380ccgtcaattt ataaaccaac ttggaagagt gaagctctat catataaaga tgctacttca 1440catctgtcac gctcatacgc cacagatcct aattattcta aaaaattaaa tagtattatt 1500aaacattatc atttaacatc ttttgacaaa gaaaaaatgc ctaacatgaa gaaatataat 1560aaatcaatag gtacggatgt gtctggtaat gacttcaaac catttactga aacttccggt 1620acatcacctt acccacatgg ccaatgtact tggtatgtgt accaccgtat gaatcaattt 1680gatgcatcca tttctggtga cttaggtgat gctcataatt ggaataaccg tgctgaaagt 1740gaaggctata cggtaacgca cacacctaaa aatcatactg cagttgtgtt tgaagctggg 1800caattaggtg ctgatacaca gtatggtcat gttgccttcg ttgaaaaagt taatgacgac 1860ggttcaattg ttatttctga atcaaatgtt aaaggattag gtgtcatttc attcagaact 1920attgatgcag gagatgctca agatttagat tacattaaag gtaaa 19653492DNAStaphylococcus epidermidis 3atgattagat ttgcacgact agaagatctt caagatattt tgacaattta taatgatgcc 60atccttaata caacagctgt ttatacgtat aagccacaac aattagatga acgtcttcaa 120tggtatcaat ctaaagcaaa aataaacgaa cctatatggg tttatgaaaa agaagggaaa 180gtagttggtt ttgccactta tggttccttt agacaatggc cggcctattt atatactatt 240gaacattcta tatatgttca tcaacagtac agaggactag gtatcgcttc tcaattatta 300gagaatttaa ttcgttacgc taaagaacaa ggttatcgca ccattgttgc tgggattgat 360gcatcgaaca tggatagtat cgcattgcat aagaagtttg acttctcaca tgcaggtaca 420attaaaaatg taggttataa atttgatcga tggctcgatt tatcatttta tcaatatgat 480ttatctgatt ca 49242856DNAStaphylococcus epidermidis 4ttgagtaatt tgatacaaga tattaagcaa tctttatata agggatttat agataaagat 60agttcccata aaggcaattt tgttccaaga ttactagtaa ataacaaaga agaaaatgta 120ctttctacta ttatagatca gctgcataat tgccaatcat tttgtatttc ggttgcattt 180ataaccgaga gtggtttagc aagtctaaaa tcacattttt atgatttaag taagaaaggc 240gtaaaaggaa ggataataac atcaaattac ttaggtttta atagtccgaa aatgtttgag 300gaattattga aattagagaa tgtagaggtt aaattaacaa acattgaggg gttccatgct 360aaggggtaca tatttgaaca tcataaccac acttctttta ttatagggag ttcgaattta 420acttctaatg cattgaaatt gaattatgaa cataatttat ttttatctac tcataaaaat 480ggagatcttg ttaacaatat taaatataaa tttgatgaac tttgggattc tagcttttct 540ttaactaatg aatggataaa tgaatataaa cagtcttttg aatatcaaac attgcaaaaa 600gtatttgata acactgttgt tcaaaattca gatattaaaa agtttaatga atcaaaactt 660ataaaaccca atttaatgca agaacacgca ttaaagtcat tagagtcttt gagaaatgtg 720ggagaagaaa aggggttaat tatatctgcg acagggactg gaaaaactat tttatgcgca 780cttgatgtaa gagcttattc tccagataaa tttctattta ttgttcataa tgaaggtata 840ttaaatagag ctatagaaga atttaagaaa gtatttccat atgaggatga aagtaatttt 900ggattattaa caggaaaacg aaaggatcat gatgctaaat tcctttttgc aacaattcaa 960acactttcta aaaaggaaaa ttataaattg tttaactcta atcattttga ctacatcgtt 1020tttgacgagg ctcatcgaat tgctgcatct agttatcaga aaatatttaa ttattttaaa 1080cctaactttt tgctaggaat gactgcaaca ccagaaagaa ctgatgaatt aaatattttt 1140gaattgttta attataatat tgcttatgaa attcgtttac aagaggcttt agagagtaat 1200attttatgtc cttttcatta ttttggagtt acagattata ttcaaaatga aatgagtcaa 1260gaagatgcat ttaatctaaa atatttagca tctaatgaac gtgttgaaca catcataaaa 1320aagactaatt attatggtta ttcaggtgac gttttaaagg gtttaatatt tgttagtagt 1380aggggtgagg cgtatcaatt agcaaaccaa ttaagtaaac gtggtatatc atcggttggt 1440ttgacaggaa aagattctat agcttataga gctgaaacaa ttcaacaact aaaagaagga 1500tctattaatt atataattac tgtagatttg tttaacgaag gaattgatat tcctgaaata 1560aatcaagttg taatgttaag acctactaaa tcaagtatta tatttattca acagcttggt 1620agaggattaa gaaaaagtac taataaagaa tttgttactg ttattgattt tatcggtaat 1680tataaaacta actatatgat cccaatagcc ttatctggaa ataaatctca aaataaggat 1740aattacagaa aattcttaac agatactacg gttttaaacg gtgtttcaac aataaatttt 1800gaagaagtag ctaaaaataa aatttataat tcactagatt ctgttaaatt aaatcaacca 1860aaattaatta aagaagcttt taacaatgta aaagaccgta taggtaaatt acctttactt 1920atggacttta taaataacga ttcgattgat ccaagtgtga ttttctcacg ttttaaaaat 1980tattatgagt ttttaataaa aaataaaatt attgagaatg aattaagtat taatgaattt 2040aaaaatttaa catttttatc aagacaatta acacctggac ttaaaaaagt agatattgat 2100gtattgaaag aaattataca aaatgacgta acttatgaaa atttaacaaa aaaaatgtta 2160aacattaata acgatatttc ggaatatgat attaacactt cattaagcat tttagatttt 2220acttttttca aaaagactat aggtaaaact tacggattac 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aacaagtaat attgaaagta acattaaacg tctcctcaat 360atggtagaaa caccttattt tactgaagaa acagttaata aagaaaaagg gattatagct 420gaggaaatta aaatgtacca ggaacaacca ggatataaat taatgtttaa tactttaagg 480gctatgtatt ccaagcaccc gatacgggtg gatatcgctg gtagtgttga aagcatttat 540gaaataacaa aagatgattt atatctatgc tatgagacat tttatcatcc ctctaatatg 600gtgttgtttg tggtaggcga tgttagtcct caatcgataa ttaaacttgt agaaaagcat 660gaaaatcaaa gaaataaaac ttatcaacca cgtattgaac gtgcgcaaat tgatgagcct 720agagagataa atcaacggtt tgtttctgag aaaatgaagt tacagtcacc acgattgatg 780ctaggtttta aaaatgaacc attagatgaa agtgcaacta aatttgttca aagagatttg 840gaaatgacat ttttctacga attggttttt ggagaggaaa cggagtttta tcaacaactt 900ttaaataaag atttaataga tgaaacattc ggttatcaat ttgtattgga accgagctac 960agtttttcaa ttattactag tgcaacacaa cagcctgatc tatttaaaca attaataatg 1020gatgaattaa gaaaatataa aggaaacctt aaagatcaag aagcatttga tttgttgaaa 1080aagcaattta ttggagaatt catatcaagt ttaaattctc cagaatatat tgctaatcaa 1140tatgcaaaac tctatttcga gggagtgagt gtatttgata 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aaacacttac gattttagaa 1440gattacattg atgatttcgg tggttctgtc attacggtca gtcatgatcg ttatttctta 1500aataaagtgg tacaagaata ttggtttatt catgatggta aaatcgaaaa aattattgga 1560tcatttgaag attatgaatc ttttaaaaag gaacatgaac gccaagccat gctatctaaa 1620caaactgaac aacaaaataa acataagcat caaccaaaaa agaaaacagg actatcttat 1680aaagagaagt tagaatacga aacaattatg acgcgtatag aaatgactga aacgcgttta 1740gaagaccttg aacaagaaat gattaatgca agtgataatt atgcaagaat caaagaactt 1800aatgaggaaa aagagcaact tgaagcaacc tatgaagcag acatcacgag atggagtgag 1860cttgaggaaa ttaaagaaca a 188113810DNAStaphylococcus epidermidis 13atgaaaaaat tattcggaat tattttagta ttggctttaa cgattgcctt agctgcatgt 60ggtggaggta aagataagga aaaaactatc acagtaggtg catctccagc accacacgct 120gaaattttag aaaaagcaaa accattattg aagaaaaaag gttatgattt aaaaatcaaa 180ccaattaacg attatacaac gcctaataaa ttattagaca aaggtgaaat cgatgcgaac 240ttcttccaac atacaccata cttaaatact gaaagtaaag aaaaagggta taaaattgaa 300tcggctggga atgttgaatt agaacctatg gctgtatact caaaaaaata taaaagctta 360aaagatcttc ctaaaggtgc aacagtatat gtatcaaata acccagctga acaaggacga 420ttcttaaaat tctttgtaga tgaaggtctt attaaactta aaaaaggcgt taaaattgaa 480aatgctaaat ttgatgacat aactgaaaac aaaaaagata ttaaatttaa caacaaacaa 540tcagcagaat atttaccaaa aatctatcaa aatcaagacg ctgacgcagt aatcattaat 600tctaactatg cgattgacca aaaattaagt cctaaaaaag attcgattgc tttagaatct 660cctaaagata acccatatgc aaatttaatt gcagttaaaa aaggtcataa agatgataaa 720aatatcaaag tattaatgga agtgctacaa tctaaagaaa ttcaagatta tattaaagat 780aagtatgatg gagctgtcgt acctgctaag 810141317DNAStaphylococcus epidermidis 14atggaattaa caatatatca cacgaatgat attcatagtc atttaaatga atatgctcgt 60attcaagctt atatggcaaa acatagaccg caacttgaac atccctcact ctatatagat 120ataggtgacc atgttgattt atcagcacct gtgacagaag ctacggtagg acataaaaat 180atagaacttt taaatgaagc acattgtgat attgcaacca ttggaaataa tgaaggaatg 240acaatttctc atgatgcttt acaaaatcta tataacgacg cggattttaa agtgatttgc 300acgaatgtca tagatgaaga gggacatctt ccacatcata ttacctcttc gtatatcaaa 360gaaataaaag gaacacgtat 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tgctaaaggg gttatctaca 1260gattatatta tgcctgaatt tttacgtgat atttttaaag agaaattact aaaatta 131715609DNAStaphylococcus epidermidis 15atggagaaag taatttatct agctggccat attcttaatg aagcaatggt tgattataga 60gaaaaacaac ataaccaagt tgaagcaatt gagggagtaa aaccttatag ccctcaccaa 120gacaaatcta ttaatgataa gtctaatgca gttcaagaag gtttggccga gagaatttta 180aagaatgatt ttaccgcaat ggaaaaatca gatatctatg ttcttgatgt tttaaatgaa 240ggtttaggaa caatttctga gctcggaatt attattggaa tgaagaaaca agctcaaaaa 300acaattgata gattgagtgt cttatctgaa gaaataaaac atgatgtata tggagatcaa 360acagaagctt atgatttaat tcaagacgaa atctacaagc aagaaaaaat cttaaataaa 420acagttctat gttactgttc agatattaga caaggacacg gaaaacctta tactgatcca 480gaccgtgctg aattctctac taaccaattt gtatatggaa tggtactgga agctactaat 540ggtgaaggtt ttattacttg ggatcaagtt ttacatagat tagatttgtt tggaagtggc 600ctaattgtt 60916177DNAStaphylococcus epidermidis 16atgagcaaaa agtttagagt tgaagataaa gaaacaattg cagattgtct cgacagaatg 60aaaaaagaag ggtttatgcc aatacgtcgt attgagaaac cagtttataa agagaacaaa 120gatggcagta tagagatttt aaaacaggat attatatttg taggtgcttt aatccaa 1771711076DNAStaphylococcus epidermidis 17atgaatctat ttagaaaaca gaaatttagt attagaaaat ttaatatagg tattttttca 60gcattaatag ctacagtcgc atttttagct catccggggc aagcaacagc atcagaactg 120gaaccttctc aaaataatga cactacagct caatctgatg gagggttaga aaacacatct 180cagtctaatc ctataagtga ggaaaccaca aatacattat ctgggcaaac agtaccttca 240tctactgaaa ataagcaaac acaaaatgtt cctaatcata acgctcaacc aattgcaata 300aatactgaag aagctgaatc tgctcaaaca gcatcttata ccaatatcaa tgaaaataat 360gatacgagtg acgatgggtt acatgttaat cagccggcta aacatcatat tgaagcccaa 420tctgaagatg taacaaatca cacgaactca aatcattcaa attcatcgat tccagaaaat 480aaagctacaa cagaatcatc aagtaaacct aaaaaaagag ggaaaagatc attagataca 540aataacggaa atgacacgac aagtacaact caaaatacgg atccaaattt aagtaataca 600ggtccaaatg gcattaacac tgtaattaca tttgatgatt taggaattaa gacaagtact 660aatcgctctc gacctgaggt aaaggtagtt gatagtctaa atggctttac aatggttaat 720ggtggtaagg tcggtttatt aaatagtgtg ttagaacgta caagcgtgtt 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ttgataaatc aaaggttcca 1080aataataaca ctaagttaga tgtagaatat aagacggccc tttcatcagt aaataaaaca 1140attacggttg aatatcaaaa acctaacgaa aatcggactg ctaaccttca aagtatgttc 1200acaaacatag atacgaaaaa ccatacagtt gagcaaacga tttatattaa ccctcttcgt 1260tattcagcca aagaaacaaa tgtaaatatt tcagggaatg gcgatgaagg ttcaacaatt 1320atcgacgata gtacaatcat taaagtttat aaggttggag ataatcaaaa tttaccagat 1380agtaacagaa tttatgatta cagtgaatat gaagatgtca caaatgatga ttatgcccaa 1440ttaggaaata ataatgacgt gaatattaat tttggtaata tagattcacc atatattatt 1500aaagttatta gtaaatatga ccctaataag gacgattaca cgacgataca gcaaactgtg 1560acaatgcaaa cgactataaa tgagtatact ggtgagttta gaacagcatc ctatgataat 1620acaattgctt tctctacaag ttcaggtcaa ggacaaggtg acttgcctcc tgaaaaaact 1680tataaaatcg gagattacgt atgggaagat gtagataaag atggtattca aaatacaaat 1740gataatgaaa aaccgcttag taatgtattg gtaactttga cgtatcctga tggaacttca 1800aaatcagtca gaacagatga agaggggaaa tatcaatttg atgggttaaa aaacggattg 1860acttataaaa ttacattcga aacaccggaa ggatatacgc cgacgcttaa acattcagga 1920acaaatcctg cactagactc agaaggcaat tctgtatggg taactattaa cggacaagac 1980gatatgacta ttgatagcgg attttatcaa acacctaaat atagcttagg gaactatgta 2040tggtatgaca ctaataaaga tggtattcaa ggtgatgatg aaaaaggaat ctctggagta 2100aaagtgacgt taaaagatga aaacggaaat atcattagta caacaacaac tgatgaaaat 2160ggaaagtatc aatttgataa tttaaatagt ggtaattata ttgttcattt tgataaacct 2220tcaggtatga ctcaaacaac aacagattct ggtgatgatg acgaacagga tgctgatggg 2280gaagaagtcc atgtaacaat tactgatcat gatgacttta gtatagataa cggatactat 2340gatgacgact cagattcaga tagtgattca gactcagata gcgacgactc agactccgat 2400agcgattccg actcagacag cgactcagat tccgatagtg attcagattc agacagtgac 2460tcagactcag atagtgattc agattcagac agcgattccg actcagacag tgactcagga 2520ttagacaata gctcagataa gaatacaaaa gataaattac cggatacagg agctaatgaa 2580gatcatgatt ctaaaggcac attacttgga gctttatttg caggtttagg agcgttatta 2640ttagggaagc gtcgcaaaaa tagaaaaaat aaaaat 2676221452DNAStaphylococcus epidermidis 22atgagtgaac gtatcagagt aagatatgcg ccaagtccaa caggatattt gcatattggt 60aatgcaagaa cagcattatt caattattta tttgctaaac attataatgg tgattttgtt 120gttcgcatcg aagatacaga tagtaaacgt aatttagaag atggtgaatc ttcacaattc 180gataatctaa aatggttagg tttggattgg gatgaatctg tcgataaaga taaaggtttt 240ggaccttatc gtcaatctga acgtgcagaa atctataatc cactaattca acagctatta 300gaggaagaca aagcatataa atgttatatg actgaagaag agttagaagc agagcgtgaa 360gctcaaattg ctcgtggaga gatgccaaga tatggtggac aacatgcgca cttaacagaa 420gaacagcgtc aacagtacga agcggaaggg cgtaaaccat caattcgttt ccgtgtgcct 480aaagatcaaa catatacttt caatgacatg gttaaaggag aaatttcctt tgaatctgac 540aatatcggag actgggtaat tgtaaaaaaa gatggtgttc cgacttataa ttttgcagtt 600gccgtagatg atcattatat gcaaatatca gatgttatac gtggtgatga ccatgtttca 660aatacaccta agcagttaat gatatatgaa gcatttggat gggaagcacc tcgttttggt 720catatgtcac tcattgttaa tgaagagcgt aaaaaattaa gcaagcgaga tggtcaaatc 780ctacaattta tcgagcaata tcgtgactta ggatatcttc cagaagcatt atttaacttt 840attacattgt taggttggtc acctgaaggt gaagaggaaa tcttttctaa agaagaattt 900ataaagattt ttgatgaaaa acgcttgtct aagtctccag ctatgttcga tagacaaaaa 960cttgcttggg ttaacaatca gtatatgaaa acaaaagata cagaaacagt attcgaactt 1020gcattacctc atttaatcaa ggctaatctt atacctgaaa acccatcaga aaaggataga 1080gaatggggac gtaaattaat agcgttgtat caaaaagaaa tgagttacgc tggtgaaatt 1140gttccattat cagaaatgtt cttccatgaa atgccggaac ttggaaaaga tgaacaagag 1200gtattacaag gagaacaagt gccagaacta atgaaccatt tatatggtaa attagaatct 1260ttagaatcgt ttgaggcaac tgaaattaag aaaatgatta aagaagttca aaaagaaact 1320ggtattaaag gtaaacaatt atttatgcct attcgtgttg ctgttactgg acaaatgcat 1380ggtcctgaat tacctaacac aattgaagta ttaggcaaag ataaagtatt gtcacgctta 1440aaaaaccttg tt 145223888DNAStaphylococcus epidermidis 23atggaatata aagatatagc aacaccatct cgaacacgtg ctttgcttga tcaatatggg 60tttaatttta agaaaagttt aggacaaaat tttctaatag atgtaaatat cattaataaa 120attatcgaag cgagtcatat agattgtaca acgggtgtaa ttgaagttgg accaggtatg 180ggatcattga ctgaacaact tgcaaagaat gctaagaagg tgatggcttt tgaaattgat 240caaagattaa tacctgtgct taaagataca ctttcaccat acgataatgt aacaattatc 300aatgaagata tacttaaagc tgatattgct aaagctgtag atacacatct acaagattgt 360gacaagatta tggttgttgc taatttaccg tattatatta ccacacctat tttacttaat 420ttgatgcaac aggatgtacc tattgatggt tttgtcgtaa tgatgcaaaa agaggtagga 480gaacgtttga acgctcaagt aggtaccaaa gcatacggtt cgttatcgat tgttgctcaa 540tactatacgg agacaagtaa agttttaaca gttcctaaaa ctgtatttat gcctcctcca 600aacgttgatt ctatcgttgt aaaattgatg caacgccaag aaccacttgt acaggttgat 660gatgaggaag gcttttttaa gttagcaaag gccgcttttg cacaacgacg taaaacaatt 720aataataact accaaaactt ctttaaagat ggtaagaaga ataaagaaac tatacgacag 780tggctagaaa gcgctggtat tgatcctaaa agacgtggag aaacactcac gattcaagat 840ttcgccacat tatatgaaca aaagaaaaaa ttctccgaat taacaaat 88824318DNAStaphylococcus epidermidis 24atgacgtcaa atcatcatgc cccttatgat ttgggctaca cacgtgctac aatggacaat 60acaaagggca gcgaaaccgc gaggtcaagc aaatcccata aagttgttct cagttcggat 120tgtagtctgc aactcgacta tatgaagctg gaatcgctag taatcgtaga tcagcatgct 180acggtgaata cgttcccggg tcttgtacac accgcccgtc acaccacgag agtttgtaac 240acccgaagcc ggtggagtaa ccatttggag ctagccgtcg aaggtgggac aaatgattgg 300ggtgaagtcg taacaagg 318251326DNAStaphylococcus epidermidis 25atgtttttta aacaatttta tgataaacac ttatctcaag catcttattt aatcggttgt 60caaaaaactg gagaagccat gattattgat cctattcgtg acttatcttc atatattcga 120gttgctgatg aagaaggttt aaccattact catgcagctg aaacacatat acatgcagat 180tttgcttcag gaattagaga tgttgctata aagttaaatg ctagtattta tgtatcgggt 240gaaagtgatg acacgttagg ttataaaaat atgcctaacc agactcattt tgttcaacat 300aatgatgata tttatgtagg aaatataaaa ttaaaagtgc ttcatacacc tggtcacacg 360ccagaaagta taagtttttt acttactgat gaaggtgctg gagcacaagt tccaatggga 420ctattcagtg gtgattttat ttttgtagga gatatcggta gacctgattt actagaaaaa 480gctgttaaag tagaaggatc atctgaaata ggcgctaaac aaatgtttaa atctattgaa 540agtattaaag acttgccaaa ctacattcaa atttggcctg gccatggagc tggtagtcct 600tgtggtaaat ctttaggtgc tattccaaca tctactcttg gctatgaaaa acaaacaaac 660tgggcttttt ctgaaaataa cgaagctacc tttatcgata aactaatttc tgaccaacct 720gcaccaccac atcattttgc acaaatgaaa aaaattaatc aattcggtat gaatttatat 780caaccttata cggtttatcc agctacaaat acaaacagat taacttttga tctccgcagt 840aaggaggctt atcatggtgg acatattgaa ggtacaatca atattccata tgataaaaat 900ttcatcaatc aaattggctg gtatctaaac tatgatcaag aaattaactt gattggagaa 960tatcaccttg tttcaaaagc aacacacacc ttacaactca ttggatatga tgatgttgct 1020ggatatcaat tacctcaatc taagattcaa acacgttcca ttcatagtga agatattaca 1080ggtaacgaat cacatatatt agatgtacgt aatgataatg aatggaataa tggccactta 1140tctcaagcgg ttcatgtacc acacggcaaa cttttagaaa cagatttacc tttcaataga 1200aacgatgtta tttatgtaca ctgtcagtct ggcattagaa gttcgatagc tattggtatt 1260ttagaacata aaggttatca caacattatt aatgtaaatg aaggttacaa agatatacac 1320ctttct 132626855DNAStaphylococcus epidermidis 26ttgaaaaaaa ttctggtgtt aagtttaacg gcatttttag ttttggctgg ttgtaattca 60ggtgataaga ctgatactaa agataagaaa gaagaaacaa agcaaacttc aaaggcaaat 120aaagagaaca aagaacaaca tcataagcaa gagaatgata ataaggcttc aactcaattg 180tcagaaaaag aaaggttagc attagcattt tatgcggatg gagtagaaaa atatatgtta 240actaaaaacg aagtgttgac aggcgtgtat gattatcaaa aaggaaatga aacagagaag 300aaacaaatgg aacaattgat gttagaaaaa gctgattcga tgaaaaatgc gccaaaggat 360atgaaatttt atcaagttta tccgtctaaa ggacagttcg cttcaattgt tggtgtaaat 420aaaaataaaa tatttatagg tagtacgcaa ggcgcactga ttgattatca aacattatta 480aataatggca aggagttaga tattagtcaa ttgtatgaag ataataaaga caatcgctca 540ttggaagaaa tgaagaataa aatagagatt gttgatagtg gagcagctca aaaagctgat 600gatcctgata aaaattctgc aaatacgatg gcacatatga gaagtcaaat ttatgaaaaa 660ataagtgact ttgatggtaa gttagataat aaaacttatc tatgggacaa tattagaatc 720aatgacgatg gtaattggac agttcattac cgtaatcatg atggtgaaat tatgggtact 780tataagagtg agaaaaataa aattattaaa cttgatcaaa atggaaataa aattaaagaa 840caacaaatgt ctaat 855271494DNAStaphylococcus epidermidis 27atggctaata aagagtcaaa aaatgttgtt attattggcg ctggtgtctt aagtacgaca 60tttggttcta tgattaaaga attagaacct gattggaaca tcaaactcta tgaacgctta 120gatcgtccag gtattgaaag ttctaacgaa agaaacaatg ccggtacagg acatgcggcg 180ttatgtgaat tgaactatac agtacaacaa cctgatggtt caattgatat agaaaaagcc 240aaagaaatca acgaacaatt cgagatttca aaacaattct ggggtcactt agtaaaaagt 300ggtaacatca gtaaccctag agatttcatt aatccacttc ctcacattag tttcgtaaga 360ggtaaaaata acgttaaatt cttaaaaaac cgttacgaag caatgcgtaa cttccctatg 420ttcgataaca tcgaatatac agaagatatc gaagaaatga gaaaatggat gccattaatg 480atgacaggtc gtactggtaa cgaaatcatg gcggctagta aaatcgacga aggtacagat 540gttaactacg gtgaattaac tcgtaaaatg gcaaaaagta ttgaaaaaca tccaaatgct 600gatgttcaat acaaccacga agtaattaat ttcaatcgtc gtaaagacgg tatttgggaa 660gttaaagtta aaaaccgtaa ttctggagac gttgaaactg ttctagctga ttatgtattt 720atcggtgcag gcggtggcgc tattccacta ttacaaaaaa ctggtatccc agaaagtaaa 780catcttggtg gattccctat cagtggtcag ttcttaattt gtacaaaccc tgatgtaatt 840aatgaacatg acgtcaaagt atatggtaaa gaaccaccag gcacacctcc aatgactgta 900ccacatttag atacacgtta tatcgatggt gaaagaacat tattatttgg accatttgca 960aatattggcc ctaaattctt aagaaacggt tctaacttag acttattcaa atcagttaaa 1020ccttataaca tcacaacatt actagcatct gcagttaaaa acttaccttt aatcaaatac 1080tctatcgacc aagtattaat gactaaagaa ggttgtatga accatctacg cacgttctac 1140cctgaagctc gtgacgaaga ttggcaatta tacactgcag gtaaacgtgt tcaagttatc 1200aaagatacta aagaacacgg taaaggattc attcaatttg gtacagaagt tgttaactct 1260aaagaccact ctgttatcgc actattgggt gaatcacctg gagcatcaac ttcagtatca 1320gtagccctag aagttttaga gaaaaacttt gctgagtatg aaaaagattg gactccaaaa 1380ttacaaaaaa tgatcccatc atatggtaaa tctcttatcg atgatgttaa gttaatgaga 1440gcaactcgta aacaaacatc taaagattta gaattaaatt attacgaatc taaa 1494281548DNAStaphylococcus epidermidis 28atgaaaatat ttaaaacttt aagttctata ctagttacat ctgttctttc tgtgactgtg 60attccctcaa catttgcatc aacagaatct actgctacaa atcagacaca acaaacagta 120ctttttgata attctcatgc tcaaactgcg ggcgctgccg attgggtgat tgatggcgct 180ttctcagatt atgcagattc aatgagaaag caaggttacc aagttaaaga actagaagga 240gaatcaaaca tttctgatca atctttacag caggcgcatg tattagttat tcccgaagct 300aacaatccat ttaaagaaaa tgagcagaaa gcaatcatta attttgttaa aaatggtggt 360agcgtcattt tcatctcaga ccattataat gccgatcgta atttaaatcg tattgattct 420tcagaatcaa tgaatggtta tcgacgtggc gcatacgaaa atatgactaa agatatgaat 480aatgaagaaa agaattctaa cgttatgcat aacgttaaga gttctgattg gctctcacaa 540aacttcggtg ttcgctttag atataatgca cttggagata tcaatactca aaatatcgtt 600tcaagcaaag atagttttgg tattactaaa ggtgtacaat cagtttcgat gcacgcaggt 660tcaacattag caataactga tcctaataaa gctaaaggca ttatttatat gccggaacat 720ttaacgcata gtcaaaaatg gcctcacgca gttgatcaag gtatttacaa tgggggtggc 780atcaacgaag gaccttatgt agccatttca aaaatcggca aaggtaaagc tgcatttatt 840ggcgatagct ccctcgtaga agatcgttca cctaaatatc ttcgtgaaga taatgggaaa 900cctaaaaaaa cgtacgatgg ttttaaagaa caagataatg gaaagttatt aaataattta 960acaacatggc taggcaaaaa agaatctcaa tcttctatga aagacatggg gattaaactt 1020gataataaaa caccgctact taactttgag caacctgaga attcaattga acctcaaaaa 1080gaaccgtgga ctaacccaat agaaggttac aaatggtatg atcgttcaac atttaaaaca 1140ggtagttatg gaagtaatca acggggtgct gacgatggag tagatgacaa aagctcttct 1200catcaaaatc aaaatgccaa agttgaatta actttacctc aaaatatcca accgcatcat 1260ccatttcaat ttacaatcaa actcacggga tatgagccta atagcacaat tagcgatgta 1320agagttggac tttataaaga tggaggtaag caaatcggta gcttttcttc taaccgtaac 1380caattcaata ctctcggcta tagtcctggc caatcaatta aagcaaatgg tgcgggtgaa 1440gcttcattca cactcacagc taaagtgaca gatgaaatta aagatgctaa tattcgtgtt 1500aaacaaggga aaaaaattct attaactcaa aaaatgaatg aaaatttt 154829252DNAStaphylococcus epidermidis 29ggtacaccat tagaattagt ttttgtcaat actttaggac ctaaaccttg tttcgctaaa 60ccaaataaaa ttctactatt agaatatatt ccgctatttg ttgcagatgc tgctgctgtt 120aaaacaacaa aattaactat gccagcagca aagggaacac caattagtgt gaataattta 180acaaacggac tactatcagg atcaacttta aaccatggaa tgacagacat gattacaagt 240aaaccaccta ta 25230162DNAStaphylococcus epidermidis 30tcatcgttaa gtaccataat tcctttttct ttaggagcat taggcaaatt taattctttc 60attgagcaaa tcataccact agaatctacc ccacgtaatt gggcatcttt aattaccatt 120ccgcttggca taacggcccc aacttttgca acaacgacct tc 16231348DNAStaphylococcus aureus 31atgaaattta aaaaatatat attaacagga acattagcat tacttttatc atcaactggg 60atagcaacta tagaagggaa taaagcagat gcaagtagtc tggacaaata tttaactgaa 120agtcagtttc atgataaacg catagcagaa gaattaagaa ctttacttaa caaatcgaat 180gtatatgcat tagctgcagg aagcttaaat ccatattata aacgtacgat tatgatgaat 240gaatatagag ctaaagcggc acttaagaaa aatgatttcg tatcaatggc tgatgctaaa 300gttgcattag aaaaaatata caaagaaatt gatgaaatta taaataga 34832676PRTStaphylococcus epidermidis 32Met Lys Arg Thr Asp Lys Ile Gly Val Tyr Leu Lys Leu Ser Cys Ser 1 5 10 15 Ala Leu Leu Leu Ser Gly Ser Leu Val Gly Tyr Gly Phe Thr Lys Asp 20 25 30 Ala Phe Ala Asp Ser Glu Ser Thr Ser Ser Asn Val Glu Asn Thr Ser 35 40 45 Asn Ser Asn Ser Ile Ala Asp Lys Ile Gln Gln Ala Lys Asp Asp Ile 50 55 60 Lys Asp Leu Lys Glu Leu Ser Asp Ala Asp Ile Lys Ser Phe Glu Glu 65 70 75 80 Arg Leu Asp Lys Val Asp Asn Gln Ser Ser Ile Asp Arg Ile Ile Asn 85 90 95 Asp Ala Lys Asp Lys Asn Asn His Leu Lys Ser Thr Asp Ser Ser Ala 100 105 110 Thr Ser Ser Lys Thr Glu Asp Asp Asp Thr Ser Glu Lys Asp Asn Asp 115 120 125 Asp Met Thr Lys Asp Leu Asp Lys Ile Leu Ser Asp Leu Asp Ser Ile 130 135 140 Ala Lys Asn Val Asp Asn Arg Gln Gln Gly Glu Glu Arg Ala Ser Lys 145 150 155 160 Pro Ser Asp Ser Thr Thr Asp Glu Lys Asp Asp Ser Asn Asn Lys Val 165 170 175 His Asp Thr Asn Ala Ser Thr Arg Asn Ala Thr Thr Asp Asp Ser Glu 180 185 190 Glu Ser Val Ile Asp Lys Leu Asp Lys Ile Gln Gln Asp Phe Lys Ser 195 200 205 Asp Ser Asn Asn Asn Pro Ser Glu Gln Ser Asp Gln Gln Ala Ser Pro 210 215 220 Ser Asn Lys Thr Glu Asn Asn Lys Glu Glu Ser Ser Thr Thr Thr Asn 225 230 235 240 Gln Ser Asp Ser Asp Ser Lys Asp Asp Lys Ser Asn Asp Gly His Arg 245 250 255 Ser Thr Leu Glu Arg Ile Ala Ser Asp Thr Asp Gln Ile Arg Asp Ser 260 265 270 Lys Asp Gln His Val Thr Asp Glu Lys Gln Asp Ile Gln Ala Ile Thr 275 280 285 Arg Ser Leu Gln Gly Ser Asp Lys Ile Glu Lys Ala Leu Ala Lys Val 290 295 300 Gln Ser Asp Asn Gln Ser Leu Asp Ser Asn Tyr Ile Asn Asn Lys Leu 305 310 315 320 Met Asn Leu Arg Ser Leu Asp Thr Lys Val Glu Asp Asn Asn Thr Leu 325 330 335 Ser Asp Asp Lys Lys Gln Ala Leu Lys Gln Glu Ile Asp Lys Thr Lys 340 345 350 Gln Ser Ile Asp Arg Gln Arg Asn Ile Ile Ile Asp Gln Leu Asn Gly 355 360 365 Ala Ser Asn Lys Lys Gln Ala Thr Glu Asp Ile Leu Asn Ser Val Phe 370 375 380 Ser Lys Asn Glu Val Glu Asp Ile Met Lys Arg Ile Lys Thr Asn Gly 385 390 395 400 Arg Ser Asn Glu Asp Ile Ala Asn Gln Ile Ala Lys Gln Ile Asp Gly 405 410 415 Leu Ala Leu Thr Ser Ser Asp Asp Ile Leu Lys Ser Met Leu Asp Gln 420 425 430 Ser Lys Asp Lys Glu Ser Leu Ile Lys Gln Leu Leu Thr Thr Arg Leu 435 440 445 Gly Asn Asp Glu Ala Asp Arg Ile Ala Lys Lys Leu Leu Ser Gln Asn 450 455 460 Leu Ser Asn Ser Gln Ile Val Glu Gln Leu Lys Arg His Phe Asn Ser 465 470 475 480 Gln Gly Thr Ala Thr Ala Asp Asp Ile Leu Asn Gly Val Ile Asn Asp 485 490 495 Ala Lys

Asp Lys Arg Gln Ala Ile Glu Thr Ile Leu Gln Thr Arg Ile 500 505 510 Asn Lys Asp Lys Ala Lys Ile Ile Ala Asp Val Ile Ala Arg Val Gln 515 520 525 Lys Asp Lys Ser Asp Ile Met Asp Leu Ile His Ser Ala Ile Glu Gly 530 535 540 Lys Ala Asn Asp Leu Leu Asp Ile Glu Lys Arg Ala Lys Gln Ala Lys 545 550 555 560 Lys Asp Leu Glu Tyr Ile Leu Asp Pro Ile Lys Asn Arg Pro Ser Leu 565 570 575 Leu Asp Arg Ile Asn Lys Gly Val Gly Asp Ser Asn Ser Ile Phe Asp 580 585 590 Arg Pro Ser Leu Leu Asp Lys Leu His Ser Arg Gly Ser Ile Leu Asp 595 600 605 Lys Leu Asp His Ser Ala Pro Glu Asn Gly Leu Ser Leu Asp Asn Lys 610 615 620 Gly Gly Leu Leu Ser Asp Leu Phe Asp Asp Asp Gly Asn Ile Ser Leu 625 630 635 640 Pro Ala Thr Gly Glu Val Ile Lys Gln His Trp Ile Pro Val Ala Val 645 650 655 Val Leu Met Ser Leu Gly Gly Ala Leu Ile Phe Met Ala Arg Arg Lys 660 665 670 Lys His Gln Asn 675 33655PRTStaphylococcus epidermidis 33Met Lys Lys Asn Lys Phe Leu Val Tyr Leu Leu Ser Thr Ala Leu Ile 1 5 10 15 Thr Pro Thr Phe Ala Thr Gln Thr Ala Phe Ala Glu Asp Ser Ser Asn 20 25 30 Lys Asn Thr Asn Ser Asp Lys Met Glu Gln His Gln Ser Gln Lys Glu 35 40 45 Thr Ser Lys Gln Ser Glu Lys Asp Glu Phe Asn Asn Asp Asp Ser Lys 50 55 60 His Asp Ser Asp Asp Lys Lys Ser Thr Ser Asp Ser Lys Asp Lys Asp 65 70 75 80 Ser Asn Lys Pro Leu Ser Ala Asp Ser Thr His Arg Asn Tyr Lys Met 85 90 95 Lys Asp Asp Asn Leu Val Asp Gln Leu Tyr Asp Asn Phe Lys Ser Gln 100 105 110 Ser Val Asp Phe Ser Lys Tyr Trp Glu Pro Asn Lys Tyr Glu Asp Ser 115 120 125 Phe Ser Leu Thr Ser Leu Ile Gln Asn Leu Phe Asp Phe Asp Ser Asp 130 135 140 Ile Thr Asp Tyr Glu Gln Pro Gln Lys Thr Ser His Ser Ser Asn Asp 145 150 155 160 Glu Lys Asp Gln Val Asp Gln Ala Asp Gln Ala Lys Gln Pro Ser Gln 165 170 175 His Gln Glu Pro Ser Gln Ser Ser Ala Lys Gln Asp Gln Glu Pro Ser 180 185 190 Asn Asp Glu Lys Glu Lys Thr Thr Asn His Gln Ala Asp Ser Asp Val 195 200 205 Ser Asp Leu Leu Gly Glu Met Asp Lys Glu Asp Gln Glu Gly Glu Asn 210 215 220 Val Asp Thr Asn Lys Asn Gln Ser Ser Ser Glu Gln Gln Gln Thr Gln 225 230 235 240 Ala Asn Asp Asp Ser Ser Glu Arg Asn Lys Lys Tyr Ser Ser Ile Thr 245 250 255 Asp Ser Ala Leu Asp Ser Ile Leu Asp Glu Tyr Ser Gln Asp Ala Lys 260 265 270 Lys Thr Glu Lys Asp Tyr Asn Lys Ser Lys Asn Thr Ser His Thr Lys 275 280 285 Thr Ser Gln Ser Asp Asn Ala Asp Lys Asn Pro Gln Leu Pro Thr Asp 290 295 300 Asp Glu Leu Lys His Gln Ser Lys Pro Ala Gln Ser Phe Glu Asp Asp 305 310 315 320 Ile Lys Arg Ser Asn Thr Arg Ser Thr Ser Leu Phe Gln Gln Leu Pro 325 330 335 Glu Leu Asp Asn Gly Asp Leu Ser Ser Asp Ser Phe Asn Val Val Asp 340 345 350 Ser Gln Asp Thr Arg Asp Phe Ile Gln Ser Ile Ala Lys Asp Ala His 355 360 365 Gln Ile Gly Lys Asp Gln Asp Ile Tyr Ala Ser Val Met Ile Ala Gln 370 375 380 Ala Ile Leu Glu Ser Asp Ser Gly Lys Ser Ser Leu Ala Gln Ser Pro 385 390 395 400 Asn His Asn Leu Phe Gly Ile Lys Gly Asp Tyr Lys Gly Gln Ser Val 405 410 415 Thr Phe Asn Thr Leu Glu Ala Asp Ser Ser Asn His Met Phe Ser Ile 420 425 430 Gln Ala Gly Phe Arg Lys Tyr Pro Ser Thr Lys Gln Ser Leu Glu Asp 435 440 445 Tyr Ala Asp Leu Ile Lys His Gly Ile Asp Gly Asn Pro Ser Ile Tyr 450 455 460 Lys Pro Thr Trp Lys Ser Glu Ala Leu Ser Tyr Lys Asp Ala Thr Ser 465 470 475 480 His Leu Ser Arg Ser Tyr Ala Thr Asp Pro Asn Tyr Ser Lys Lys Leu 485 490 495 Asn Ser Ile Ile Lys His Tyr His Leu Thr Ser Phe Asp Lys Glu Lys 500 505 510 Met Pro Asn Met Lys Lys Tyr Asn Lys Ser Ile Gly Thr Asp Val Ser 515 520 525 Gly Asn Asp Phe Lys Pro Phe Thr Glu Thr Ser Gly Thr Ser Pro Tyr 530 535 540 Pro His Gly Gln Cys Thr Trp Tyr Val Tyr His Arg Met Asn Gln Phe 545 550 555 560 Asp Ala Ser Ile Ser Gly Asp Leu Gly Asp Ala His Asn Trp Asn Asn 565 570 575 Arg Ala Glu Ser Glu Gly Tyr Thr Val Thr His Thr Pro Lys Asn His 580 585 590 Thr Ala Val Val Phe Glu Ala Gly Gln Leu Gly Ala Asp Thr Gln Tyr 595 600 605 Gly His Val Ala Phe Val Glu Lys Val Asn Asp Asp Gly Ser Ile Val 610 615 620 Ile Ser Glu Ser Asn Val Lys Gly Leu Gly Val Ile Ser Phe Arg Thr 625 630 635 640 Ile Asp Ala Gly Asp Ala Gln Asp Leu Asp Tyr Ile Lys Gly Lys 645 650 655 34164PRTStaphylococcus epidermidis 34Met Ile Arg Phe Ala Arg Leu Glu Asp Leu Gln Asp Ile Leu Thr Ile 1 5 10 15 Tyr Asn Asp Ala Ile Leu Asn Thr Thr Ala Val Tyr Thr Tyr Lys Pro 20 25 30 Gln Gln Leu Asp Glu Arg Leu Gln Trp Tyr Gln Ser Lys Ala Lys Ile 35 40 45 Asn Glu Pro Ile Trp Val Tyr Glu Lys Glu Gly Lys Val Val Gly Phe 50 55 60 Ala Thr Tyr Gly Ser Phe Arg Gln Trp Pro Ala Tyr Leu Tyr Thr Ile 65 70 75 80 Glu His Ser Ile Tyr Val His Gln Gln Tyr Arg Gly Leu Gly Ile Ala 85 90 95 Ser Gln Leu Leu Glu Asn Leu Ile Arg Tyr Ala Lys Glu Gln Gly Tyr 100 105 110 Arg Thr Ile Val Ala Gly Ile Asp Ala Ser Asn Met Asp Ser Ile Ala 115 120 125 Leu His Lys Lys Phe Asp Phe Ser His Ala Gly Thr Ile Lys Asn Val 130 135 140 Gly Tyr Lys Phe Asp Arg Trp Leu Asp Leu Ser Phe Tyr Gln Tyr Asp 145 150 155 160 Leu Ser Asp Ser 35952PRTStaphylococcus epidermidis 35Leu Ser Asn Leu Ile Gln Asp Ile Lys Gln Ser Leu Tyr Lys Gly Phe 1 5 10 15 Ile Asp Lys Asp Ser Ser His Lys Gly Asn Phe Val Pro Arg Leu Leu 20 25 30 Val Asn Asn Lys Glu Glu Asn Val Leu Ser Thr Ile Ile Asp Gln Leu 35 40 45 His Asn Cys Gln Ser Phe Cys Ile Ser Val Ala Phe Ile Thr Glu Ser 50 55 60 Gly Leu Ala Ser Leu Lys Ser His Phe Tyr Asp Leu Ser Lys Lys Gly 65 70 75 80 Val Lys Gly Arg Ile Ile Thr Ser Asn Tyr Leu Gly Phe Asn Ser Pro 85 90 95 Lys Met Phe Glu Glu Leu Leu Lys Leu Glu Asn Val Glu Val Lys Leu 100 105 110 Thr Asn Ile Glu Gly Phe His Ala Lys Gly Tyr Ile Phe Glu His His 115 120 125 Asn His Thr Ser Phe Ile Ile Gly Ser Ser Asn Leu Thr Ser Asn Ala 130 135 140 Leu Lys Leu Asn Tyr Glu His Asn Leu Phe Leu Ser Thr His Lys Asn 145 150 155 160 Gly Asp Leu Val Asn Asn Ile Lys Tyr Lys Phe Asp Glu Leu Trp Asp 165 170 175 Ser Ser Phe Ser Leu Thr Asn Glu Trp Ile Asn Glu Tyr Lys Gln Ser 180 185 190 Phe Glu Tyr Gln Thr Leu Gln Lys Val Phe Asp Asn Thr Val Val Gln 195 200 205 Asn Ser Asp Ile Lys Lys Phe Asn Glu Ser Lys Leu Ile Lys Pro Asn 210 215 220 Leu Met Gln Glu His Ala Leu Lys Ser Leu Glu Ser Leu Arg Asn Val 225 230 235 240 Gly Glu Glu Lys Gly Leu Ile Ile Ser Ala Thr Gly Thr Gly Lys Thr 245 250 255 Ile Leu Cys Ala Leu Asp Val Arg Ala Tyr Ser Pro Asp Lys Phe Leu 260 265 270 Phe Ile Val His Asn Glu Gly Ile Leu Asn Arg Ala Ile Glu Glu Phe 275 280 285 Lys Lys Val Phe Pro Tyr Glu Asp Glu Ser Asn Phe Gly Leu Leu Thr 290 295 300 Gly Lys Arg Lys Asp His Asp Ala Lys Phe Leu Phe Ala Thr Ile Gln 305 310 315 320 Thr Leu Ser Lys Lys Glu Asn Tyr Lys Leu Phe Asn Ser Asn His Phe 325 330 335 Asp Tyr Ile Val Phe Asp Glu Ala His Arg Ile Ala Ala Ser Ser Tyr 340 345 350 Gln Lys Ile Phe Asn Tyr Phe Lys Pro Asn Phe Leu Leu Gly Met Thr 355 360 365 Ala Thr Pro Glu Arg Thr Asp Glu Leu Asn Ile Phe Glu Leu Phe Asn 370 375 380 Tyr Asn Ile Ala Tyr Glu Ile Arg Leu Gln Glu Ala Leu Glu Ser Asn 385 390 395 400 Ile Leu Cys Pro Phe His Tyr Phe Gly Val Thr Asp Tyr Ile Gln Asn 405 410 415 Glu Met Ser Gln Glu Asp Ala Phe Asn Leu Lys Tyr Leu Ala Ser Asn 420 425 430 Glu Arg Val Glu His Ile Ile Lys Lys Thr Asn Tyr Tyr Gly Tyr Ser 435 440 445 Gly Asp Val Leu Lys Gly Leu Ile Phe Val Ser Ser Arg Gly Glu Ala 450 455 460 Tyr Gln Leu Ala Asn Gln Leu Ser Lys Arg Gly Ile Ser Ser Val Gly 465 470 475 480 Leu Thr Gly Lys Asp Ser Ile Ala Tyr Arg Ala Glu Thr Ile Gln Gln 485 490 495 Leu Lys Glu Gly Ser Ile Asn Tyr Ile Ile Thr Val Asp Leu Phe Asn 500 505 510 Glu Gly Ile Asp Ile Pro Glu Ile Asn Gln Val Val Met Leu Arg Pro 515 520 525 Thr Lys Ser Ser Ile Ile Phe Ile Gln Gln Leu Gly Arg Gly Leu Arg 530 535 540 Lys Ser Thr Asn Lys Glu Phe Val Thr Val Ile Asp Phe Ile Gly Asn 545 550 555 560 Tyr Lys Thr Asn Tyr Met Ile Pro Ile Ala Leu Ser Gly Asn Lys Ser 565 570 575 Gln Asn Lys Asp Asn Tyr Arg Lys Phe Leu Thr Asp Thr Thr Val Leu 580 585 590 Asn Gly Val Ser Thr Ile Asn Phe Glu Glu Val Ala Lys Asn Lys Ile 595 600 605 Tyr Asn Ser Leu Asp Ser Val Lys Leu Asn Gln Pro Lys Leu Ile Lys 610 615 620 Glu Ala Phe Asn Asn Val Lys Asp Arg Ile Gly Lys Leu Pro Leu Leu 625 630 635 640 Met Asp Phe Ile Asn Asn Asp Ser Ile Asp Pro Ser Val Ile Phe Ser 645 650 655 Arg Phe Lys Asn Tyr Tyr Glu Phe Leu Ile Lys Asn Lys Ile Ile Glu 660 665 670 Asn Glu Leu Ser Ile Asn Glu Phe Lys Asn Leu Thr Phe Leu Ser Arg 675 680 685 Gln Leu Thr Pro Gly Leu Lys Lys Val Asp Ile Asp Val Leu Lys Glu 690 695 700 Ile Ile Gln Asn Asp Val Thr Tyr Glu Asn Leu Thr Lys Lys Met Leu 705 710 715 720 Asn Ile Asn Asn Asp Ile Ser Glu Tyr Asp Ile Asn Thr Ser Leu Ser 725 730 735 Ile Leu Asp Phe Thr Phe Phe Lys Lys Thr Ile Gly Lys Thr Tyr Gly 740 745 750 Leu Pro Leu Ile Gln Tyr Lys Asp Asn Leu Ile Cys Leu Ala Asn Glu 755 760 765 Phe Lys Glu Ala Leu Asn Lys Pro Leu Phe Asn Thr Phe Ile His Asp 770 775 780 Leu Ile Asp Leu Ala Asn Tyr Asn Asn Asp Arg Tyr Gln Asn Lys Lys 785 790 795 800 Asn Ser Leu Ile Leu Tyr Asn Lys Tyr Ser Arg Glu Asp Phe Val Lys 805 810 815 Leu Leu Asn Trp Asp Lys Asp Glu Ser Gly Thr Ile Asn Gly Tyr Arg 820 825 830 Met Lys His Arg Thr Leu Pro Leu Phe Ile Thr Tyr Asp Lys His Glu 835 840 845 Asn Ile Ser Asp Asn Thr Lys Tyr Asp Asp Glu Phe Leu Ser Gln Asp 850 855 860 Glu Leu Lys Trp Tyr Thr Arg Ser Asn Arg Lys Leu Thr Ser Pro Glu 865 870 875 880 Val Gln Asn Ile Leu Lys His Glu Glu Ser Asn Thr Asp Met Tyr Ile 885 890 895 Phe Val Lys Lys Arg Asp Asp Glu Gly Lys Tyr Phe Tyr Tyr Leu Gly 900 905 910 Lys Ala Lys Tyr Ile Lys Gly Thr Glu Lys Gln Asp Tyr Met Pro Asn 915 920 925 Gly Asn Ser Val Val Thr Met His Leu Ser Met Asn Thr Ser Ile Arg 930 935 940 Asp Asp Ile Tyr Arg Tyr Ile Thr 945 950 36325PRTStaphylococcus epidermidis 36Met Thr Lys Ser Gln Gln Lys Val Ser Ser Ile Glu Lys Leu Ser Asn 1 5 10 15 Gln Glu Gly Ile Ile Ser Ala Leu Ala Phe Asp Gln Arg Gly Ala Leu 20 25 30 Lys Arg Met Met Ala Glu His Gln Ser Glu Thr Pro Thr Val Glu Gln 35 40 45 Ile Glu Gln Leu Lys Val Leu Val Ser Glu Glu Leu Thr Gln Tyr Ala 50 55 60 Ser Ser Ile Leu Leu Asp Pro Glu Tyr Gly Leu Pro Ala Ser Asp Ala 65 70 75 80 Arg Asn Asn Asp Cys Gly Leu Leu Leu Ala Tyr Glu Lys Thr Gly Tyr 85 90 95 Asp Val Asn Ala Lys Gly Arg Leu Pro Asp Cys Leu Val Glu Trp Ser 100 105 110 Ala Lys Arg Leu Lys Glu Gln Gly Ala Asn Ala Val Lys Phe Leu Leu 115 120 125 Tyr Tyr Asp Val Asp Asp Thr Glu Glu Ile Asn Ile Gln Lys Lys Ala 130 135 140 Tyr Ile Glu Arg Ile Gly Ser Glu Cys Val Ala Glu Asp Ile Pro Phe 145 150 155 160 Phe Leu Glu Val Leu Thr Tyr Asp Asp Asn Ile Pro Asp Asn Lys Ser 165 170 175 Ala Glu Phe Ala Lys Val Lys Pro Arg Lys Val Asn Glu Ala Met Lys 180 185 190 Leu Phe Ser Glu Asp Arg Phe Asn Val Asp Val Leu Lys Val Glu Val 195 200 205 Pro Val Asn Met Asn Phe Val Glu Gly Phe Ser Glu Gly Glu Val Val 210 215 220 Tyr Thr Lys Glu Glu Ala Ala Gln His Phe Arg Asp Gln Asp Ala Ala 225 230 235 240 Thr His Leu Pro Tyr Ile Tyr Leu Ser Ala Gly Val Ser Ala Glu Leu 245 250 255 Phe Gln Asp Thr Leu Lys Phe Ala His Asp Ser Gly Ala Gln Phe Asn 260 265 270 Gly Val Leu Cys Gly Arg Ala Thr Trp Ser Gly Ala Val Lys Val Tyr 275 280 285 Ile Glu Glu Gly Glu Gln Ala Ala Arg Glu Trp Leu Arg Thr Val Gly 290 295 300 Phe Lys Asn Ile Asp Asp Leu Asn Thr Val Leu Lys Thr Thr Ala Thr 305 310 315 320 Ser Trp Lys Asn Lys 325 37382PRTStaphylococcus epidermidis 37Leu Met Lys Lys Val Met Thr Ile Phe Gly Thr Arg Pro Glu Ala Ile 1 5

10 15 Lys Met Ala Pro Leu Ile Lys Thr Leu Glu Lys Asp Ser Asp Leu Glu 20 25 30 Pro Val Val Val Val Thr Ala Gln His Arg Glu Met Leu Asp Ser Val 35 40 45 Leu Asn Thr Phe Asn Ile Ser Ala Asp Tyr Asp Leu Asn Ile Met Lys 50 55 60 Ala Gly Gln Thr Leu Ser Glu Val Thr Ser Glu Ala Met Lys Lys Leu 65 70 75 80 Glu Asp Ile Ile Gln Lys Glu Val Pro Asp Met Val Leu Val His Gly 85 90 95 Asp Thr Val Thr Thr Phe Ser Gly Ala Leu Ala Ala Phe Tyr Ser Gln 100 105 110 Thr Pro Ile Gly His Val Glu Ala Gly Leu Arg Ser Tyr Asn Lys Tyr 115 120 125 Ser Pro Tyr Pro Glu Glu Ile Asn Arg Gln Met Val Gly Val Met Ala 130 135 140 Asp Leu His Phe Ala Pro Thr Tyr Asn Ala Ala Gln Asn Leu Val Lys 145 150 155 160 Glu Gly Lys Leu Ala Lys His Ile Ala Ile Thr Gly Asn Thr Ala Ile 165 170 175 Asp Ala Met Asn Tyr Thr Ile Asp His Gln Tyr Ser Ser Ser Ile Ile 180 185 190 Gln Lys His Lys Asn Lys Asn Phe Ile Leu Leu Thr Ala His Arg Arg 195 200 205 Glu Asn Ile Gly Lys Pro Met Ile Asn Val Phe Lys Ala Ile Arg Lys 210 215 220 Leu Ile Asp Glu Tyr Gln Asp Leu Ala Leu Val Tyr Pro Met His Met 225 230 235 240 Asn Pro Lys Val Arg Asp Ile Ala Gln Lys Tyr Leu Gly Asn His Pro 245 250 255 Arg Ile Glu Leu Ile Glu Pro Leu Asp Val Val Asp Phe His Asn Phe 260 265 270 Ala Lys Gln Ala Tyr Leu Ile Met Thr Asp Ser Gly Gly Ile Gln Glu 275 280 285 Glu Ala Pro Ser Leu His Lys Pro Val Leu Val Leu Arg Asp Ser Thr 290 295 300 Glu Arg Pro Glu Gly Val Asp Ala Gly Thr Leu Arg Val Ile Gly Thr 305 310 315 320 Asn Glu Glu Asp Val Tyr Asn Glu Thr Lys Lys Leu Ile Glu Asn Pro 325 330 335 Asp Leu Tyr Gln Lys Met Ser Gln Ala Val Asn Pro Tyr Gly Asp Gly 340 345 350 Gln Ala Ser Glu Arg Ile Val Gln His Ile Lys Tyr Tyr Phe Asn Leu 355 360 365 Thr Asn Asp Arg Pro Asn His Phe Glu Phe Thr Lys Asp Leu 370 375 380 382757PRTStaphylococcus epidermidis 38Val Ala Ser Asp Phe Asn Ile Gly Ile Leu Ser Thr Leu Glu Ile Asp 1 5 10 15 Ser Ser Ser Ser Arg Lys Lys Ile Asn Asp Thr Leu Lys Asn Ile Glu 20 25 30 Ala Asn Ile Asn Ser Ile Lys Ala Asp Leu Glu Val Ser Asp Thr Lys 35 40 45 Lys Ser Glu Asn Asn Ala Ile Lys Ser Ala Asn Asn Val Ile Arg Asn 50 55 60 Ile Asn Ser Asn Gly Asn Leu Lys Lys Leu Asn Val Glu Leu Asp Val 65 70 75 80 Asn Leu Thr Lys Ser Arg Gln Asn Ile Gln Arg Ala Leu Ser Thr Leu 85 90 95 Ser Lys Asp Phe Lys Asn Lys Lys Ile Asp Val Glu Val Asn Ala Lys 100 105 110 Ala Asn Lys Asn Ser Ile Gly Gln Val Lys Asn Ser Ile Ser Lys Gly 115 120 125 Ala Ser Gln Pro Leu Glu Ile Lys Glu Ser Pro Ser Ser Arg Ser Thr 130 135 140 Ser Arg Asp Ile Lys Glu Gln Gln Ser Leu Met Thr Gly Leu Ala Asn 145 150 155 160 Ser Tyr Lys Asn Leu Asp Asp Leu Thr Arg Ala Leu Asn Thr Ser Thr 165 170 175 Phe Glu Gly Leu Arg Lys Thr Val Lys Glu Ile Lys Asn Ala Asp Asn 180 185 190 Ser Leu Lys Ser Tyr Gln Val Thr Leu Glu Arg Val Asn Gln Glu Gly 195 200 205 Lys Lys Leu Gly Ser Gln Arg Phe Asp Tyr Thr Pro Ser Ala Asn Gly 210 215 220 Leu Lys Leu Asn Lys Thr Gln Leu Thr Asp Gln Thr Asp Lys Ala Arg 225 230 235 240 Lys Glu Glu Asn Ala Ala Ile Asn Lys Leu Leu Glu Asn Glu Val Ser 245 250 255 Lys Tyr Asp Arg Leu Leu Asn Lys Gly Lys Ile Asp Ile Lys Gln His 260 265 270 Gln Thr Leu Leu Gln Thr Leu Arg Gln Ile Thr Asn Glu Lys Ser Lys 275 280 285 Ala Asn Gln Phe Asn Arg Thr Asp Phe Asn Arg Val Ala Lys Ala Ala 290 295 300 Ala Asp Glu Ala Lys Glu Tyr Gln Tyr Gln Asn Asp Met Leu Arg Lys 305 310 315 320 Lys Leu Ala Leu Thr Ser Gln Ile Glu Arg Ile Glu Asn Arg Met Ala 325 330 335 Ala Thr Ile Asp Lys Gln Gln Thr Asn Ala Leu Lys Asn Gln Leu Asn 340 345 350 Ser Leu Gly Asn Asn Arg Thr Pro Phe Gly Lys Glu Ala Ala Phe His 355 360 365 Met Asn Gln Ile Gln Asp Lys Val Arg Gln Ile Ser Ala Glu Ala Glu 370 375 380 Arg Ala Thr Arg Thr Gln Leu Ser Phe Val Asp Gln Phe Arg Glu Ala 385 390 395 400 Met Thr Lys Phe Pro Val Trp Met Gly Ala Thr Thr Leu Phe Phe Gly 405 410 415 Ala Ile Asn Gly Ala Lys Glu Met Leu Asp Val Ile Thr Glu Ile Asp 420 425 430 Gly Lys Met Ile Thr Leu Ala Lys Val Thr Gly Asp Asp Asn Ala Leu 435 440 445 Gln Gln Thr Phe Ile Asp Ala Asn Asn Ala Ala Ser Gln Phe Gly Gln 450 455 460 Thr Leu Gly Ser Val Leu Asp Val Tyr Ala Glu Phe Ala Arg Gln Gly 465 470 475 480 Val Lys Gly Asn Glu Leu Ser Gln Phe Ser Asn Ala Ala Leu Ile Ala 485 490 495 Ala Asn Val Gly Glu Ile Asp Ala Lys Gln Ala Ser Glu Tyr Leu Thr 500 505 510 Ser Met Ser Ala Gln Trp Glu Thr Thr Gly Asn Gln Ala Met Arg Gln 515 520 525 Val Asp Ser Leu Asn Glu Val Ser Asn Lys Tyr Ala Thr Thr Val Glu 530 535 540 Lys Leu Ala Gln Gly Gln Ala Lys Ala Gly Ser Thr Ala Lys Ser Met 545 550 555 560 Gly Leu Thr Phe Asp Glu Thr Asn Gly Ile Ile Gly Ala Leu Thr Ala 565 570 575 Lys Thr Lys Gln Ser Gly Asp Glu Ile Gly Asn Phe Met Lys Ala Thr 580 585 590 Leu Pro Lys Leu Tyr Ser Gly Lys Gly Lys Ser Thr Ile Glu Gly Leu 595 600 605 Gly Ile Ser Met Lys Asp Glu Asn Gly Gln Leu Lys Ser Ala Ile Ser 610 615 620 Leu Leu Glu Glu Val Ser Gln Lys Thr Lys Asn Leu Glu Lys Asp Gln 625 630 635 640 Lys Ala Ala Val Ile Asn Gly Leu Gly Gly Thr Tyr His Tyr Gln Arg 645 650 655 Met Gln Val Leu Leu Asp Asp Leu Ser Lys Thr Asp Gly Leu Tyr Lys 660 665 670 Gln Ile Lys Glu Ser Ser Glu Ser Ser Ala Gly Ser Ala Leu Gln Glu 675 680 685 Asn Ala Lys Tyr Met Glu Ser Ile Glu Ala Lys Val Asn Gln Ala Lys 690 695 700 Thr Ala Phe Glu Gln Phe Ala Leu Ala Val Gly Glu Thr Phe Ala Lys 705 710 715 720 Ser Gly Met Leu Asp Gly Ile Arg Met Val Thr Gln Leu Leu Thr Gly 725 730 735 Leu Thr His Gly Ile Thr Glu Leu Gly Thr Thr Ala Pro Ile Phe Gly 740 745 750 Met Val Gly Gly Ala Ala Ser Leu Met Ser Lys Asn Val Arg Ser Gly 755 760 765 Phe Glu Gly Ala Arg Ser Ser Val Ala Asn Tyr Ile Thr Glu Val Asn 770 775 780 Lys Leu Ala Lys Val Asn Asn Ala Ala Gly Gln Val Val Gly Leu Gln 785 790 795 800 Lys Val Gln Thr Gly Thr Ala Ser Gln Leu Gln Phe Asn Lys Asn Gly 805 810 815 Glu Tyr Asp Lys Ala Ala Ser Gln Ala Lys Ala Ala Glu Gln Ala Thr 820 825 830 Tyr Gln Phe Ser Lys Ala Gln Lys Asp Val Ser Ala Ser Ala Met Ile 835 840 845 Ala Ser Gly Ala Ile Asn Lys Thr Thr Val Ala Thr Thr Ala Ser Thr 850 855 860 Val Ala Thr Arg Ala Ala Thr Leu Ala Val Asn Gly Leu Lys Leu Ala 865 870 875 880 Phe Arg Gly Leu Leu Ala Ala Thr Gly Val Gly Leu Ala Ile Thr Gly 885 890 895 Val Ser Phe Val Leu Glu Lys Val Val Gly Ser Phe Asn Ala Ala Ser 900 905 910 Gln Ala Ala Glu Gln Tyr Lys Gln Lys Gln Glu Gln Thr Lys Gln Ala 915 920 925 Ile Ala Ser Met Ser Asn Gly Glu Ile Asn Ser Leu Ile Ser Ser Tyr 930 935 940 Asp Lys Leu Gln Gln Lys Met Asn Ser Gly Ser Ala Phe Asn Thr Ala 945 950 955 960 Glu Ala Glu Lys Tyr Lys Glu Val Thr Ser Gln Leu Ala Asn Ile Phe 965 970 975 Pro Asp Leu Val Thr Gly Glu Asn Arg Tyr Gly Lys Glu Met Ala Gly 980 985 990 Asn Lys Glu Val Met Lys Gln Lys Ile Glu Leu Ile Lys Gln Glu Met 995 1000 1005 Glu Leu Glu Arg Gln Lys Asn Ala Ile Lys Gln Lys Glu Glu Gln 1010 1015 1020 Asp Ala Tyr Ile Lys Glu Gln Asp Ser Leu Ala Lys Lys Asn Arg 1025 1030 1035 Gly Gln Lys Trp Tyr Gln Leu Gly Gln Thr Pro Glu Leu Lys Leu 1040 1045 1050 Gln Glu Gln Ala Arg Pro Thr Thr Val Ser Asp Asn Ser Asn Ile 1055 1060 1065 Asn Lys Ile Asn Ala Thr Ile Gln Lys Val Lys Ser Gln Ala Gln 1070 1075 1080 Ala Glu Lys Ala Leu Glu Gln Val Asp Lys Gln Leu Ala Gln Ser 1085 1090 1095 Gln Thr Lys Asn Arg Gln Asn Glu Val Gln His Leu Gln Lys Val 1100 1105 1110 Arg Gln Ala Leu Gln Asp Tyr Ile Thr Lys Thr Gly Gln Ala Asn 1115 1120 1125 Gln Ala Thr Arg Ala Ala Val Leu Thr Ala Gln Gln Gln Phe Thr 1130 1135 1140 Asn Gln Ile Ala Thr Met Lys Lys Leu Gly Thr Thr Gly Gln Gln 1145 1150 1155 Val Met Thr Thr Ile Ser Asn Ser Val Ala Lys Thr Ala Lys Ser 1160 1165 1170 Gly Lys Ala Ala Gln Ala Thr Phe Lys Ser Phe Glu Thr Ser Leu 1175 1180 1185 Val Lys Ser Ser Ser Phe Lys Ser Lys Met Ala Ser Tyr Glu Ala 1190 1195 1200 Ser Val Lys Lys Phe Lys Asn Ala Ala Asn Gln Ser Ala Lys Ile 1205 1210 1215 Ala Ala Leu Lys Asp Val Glu Arg Asp Tyr Ser Lys Val Ala Lys 1220 1225 1230 Gly Ile Met Gln Ala Ala Lys Ala Ala Asn Met Ser Lys Ser Gln 1235 1240 1245 Met Lys Asp Leu Lys Lys Ser Leu Gln Gln Asn Ile Gln Ala Glu 1250 1255 1260 Thr Gly Phe Arg Ala Ser Val Ser Lys Ala Gly Lys Val Thr Ile 1265 1270 1275 Asp Gln Ser Lys Lys Ile Lys Gln Asn Thr Ala Glu Thr Arg Arg 1280 1285 1290 Asn Ser Ser Ala Lys Leu Gln Asn Ala Asp Ala Ser Asp Gln Ala 1295 1300 1305 Ser Glu Glu Asn Lys Glu Leu Ala Asp Ser Met Arg Ala Gly Ile 1310 1315 1320 Glu Ser Ser Gln Leu Leu Gly Lys Ala Met Gly Glu Leu Gln Ser 1325 1330 1335 Gln Gly Thr Leu Ser Thr Glu Thr Leu Ile Glu Leu Thr Glu Lys 1340 1345 1350 Tyr Gly Asp Glu Ile Leu Ala Val Ala Gly Asp Gln Glu Ala Leu 1355 1360 1365 Ser Asn Phe Ile Met Gln Lys Gln Asn Glu Glu Thr Asp Asn Tyr 1370 1375 1380 Asn Lys Asn Leu Lys Thr Lys Leu Glu Asn Ser Ser Ser Tyr Tyr 1385 1390 1395 Lys Ala Val Ala Gly Ala Asp Ser Ala Leu Ser Asn Tyr Leu Met 1400 1405 1410 Glu Asn Tyr Gly Ile Asp Thr Lys Asn Tyr Lys Ser Leu Thr Glu 1415 1420 1425 Val Lys Ala Lys Ile Thr Asp Leu Tyr Tyr Asn Gly Ser Ala Glu 1430 1435 1440 Glu Gln Ala Lys Val Val Asp Ala Ile Ala Lys Ala Tyr His Ile 1445 1450 1455 Asp Leu Ser Asn Tyr Gly Ser Leu Asn Glu Lys Lys Glu Ala Leu 1460 1465 1470 Glu Asn Gln Leu Met Lys Ile Leu Gly Ser Lys Trp Lys Lys Tyr 1475 1480 1485 Ile Gly Ser Val Ala Lys Asp Met Lys Ser Leu Gly Val Asp Ala 1490 1495 1500 Gly Glu Val Gly Ala Asp Gly Phe Asp Asp Ser Lys Met Phe Asn 1505 1510 1515 Pro Gly Ala Leu Ile Gly Ala Asn Asn Phe Gln Asn Val Ser Asn 1520 1525 1530 Leu Ser Asn Ile Ser Asn Val Phe Asn Ser Leu Asn Gly Ala Phe 1535 1540 1545 Asn Glu Ala Lys Asn Glu Ala Ala Gly Val Ser Arg Gly Leu Asp 1550 1555 1560 Asp Ala Ala Ser Gly Leu Lys Asp Val Gly Asp Ser Ala Gly Ser 1565 1570 1575 Ala Gly Ser Gly Leu Gly Lys Thr Ala Lys Gly Ala Asp Lys Ala 1580 1585 1590 Ser Asp Ser Leu Asp Gly Thr Asn Lys Glu Leu Glu Lys Thr Lys 1595 1600 1605 Glu Lys Ala Glu Glu Ala Gly Val Thr Val Lys Gln Leu Tyr Lys 1610 1615 1620 Gln Phe Thr Val Thr Thr Tyr Val Ala Asp Lys Leu Ser Met Ala 1625 1630 1635 Leu Asp Lys Ile Asn Asn Lys Leu Glu Lys Gln Lys Leu Leu Thr 1640 1645 1650 Glu Lys Tyr Ala Thr Trp Ser Ser Ser Tyr Arg Asn Ser Leu Lys 1655 1660 1665 Ala Glu Asn Lys Leu Leu Asp Glu Lys Thr Ala Lys Ile Lys Lys 1670 1675 1680 Gln Ile Glu Ser Met Lys Glu Gln Ile Ala Gln Gly Lys Val Ile 1685 1690 1695 Glu Tyr Gly Leu Val Gly Lys Asp Ile Asn Val Pro Tyr Tyr Glu 1700 1705 1710 Tyr Thr Ala Asn Asn Leu Asp Asp Gly Glu Thr Gly Arg Ile Ser 1715 1720 1725 Arg Tyr Thr Gly Asn Ser Thr Gln Ala Lys Val Trp Asn Phe Phe 1730 1735 1740 Lys Ser Lys Gly Leu Ser Asp His Ala Val Ala Gly Ile Met Gly 1745 1750 1755 Asn Met Glu Arg Glu Ser Arg Phe Lys Pro Gly Ala Gln Glu Gln 1760 1765 1770 Gly Gly Thr Gly Ile Gly Leu Val Gln Leu Ser Phe Gly Arg Ala 1775 1780 1785 Asn Asn Leu Arg Asn Tyr Ala Ala Arg Arg Gly Lys Ser Trp Lys 1790 1795 1800 Asp Leu Asn Thr Gln Leu Asp Phe Ile Trp Lys Glu Leu Asn Thr 1805 1810 1815 Thr Glu Val Asn Ala Leu Arg Gly Leu Lys Ser Ala Thr Ser Val 1820 1825 1830 Ile Gly Ala Ala Asn Ser Phe Gln Arg Leu Tyr Glu Arg Ala Gly 1835 1840 1845 Val Val Ala Gln Gly Glu Arg Asn Ala Ala Ala Lys Lys Tyr Tyr 1850 1855 1860 Arg Gln Phe Lys Gly Thr Asn Gly Ser Ser Gly Phe Leu Ser Gly 1865 1870 1875 Gly Val Val Ala Gly Thr Asn Gly Lys Pro Leu 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1880 1885 1890 Asn Ala Tyr Ile Leu Asp Arg Gln Phe Gly Arg Tyr Asn Gly Gly 1895 1900 1905 Gly Val His His Gly Arg Asp Ile Thr Ser Ala Thr Ile Asn Gly 1910 1915 1920 Ser Pro Ile Lys Ala Ala Arg Ser Gly Ile Val Thr Phe Lys Gly 1925 1930 1935 Trp Thr Gly Gly Gly Asn Thr Leu Ser Ile Phe Asp Gly Lys Asn 1940 1945 1950 Thr Tyr Thr Tyr Met His Met Lys Asn Pro Ala Arg Val Val Lys 1955 1960 1965 Gly Gln Arg Val Lys Ala Gly Gln Ile Val Gly Asn Val Gly Thr 1970 1975 1980 Thr His Asp Arg Arg Leu Gly Gly Phe Ser Thr Gly Pro His Leu 1985 1990 1995 His Val Gln Val Asn Leu Gly Lys Thr Pro Ser Gly Thr Phe Met 2000 2005 2010 Asn Thr Phe Asn Gly Ala His Arg Ala Val Asp Pro Val Lys Tyr 2015 2020 2025 Gly Tyr Thr Arg Val Ser Gly Gly Gly Ser Leu Asn Leu Gly Ser 2030 2035 2040 Leu Thr Ser Gly His Ser Ala Met Ser Gly Ser Ile Ser Ala Ala 2045 2050 2055 Met Ala Glu Asp Leu Asn Glu Ala Glu Gln Glu Arg Leu Asn Lys 2060 2065 2070 Ile Glu Gln Ala Ile Asn Ala His Asn Lys Ala Glu Glu Met Lys 2075 2080 2085 Gln Lys Val Asp Glu Leu Arg Lys Thr Leu Met Asp Lys Gln Leu 2090 2095 2100 Glu Glu Val Gln Thr Ala Lys Glu Lys Ser Glu Asn Leu Tyr Asn 2105 2110 2115 Ile Gln Lys Ser His Val Glu Glu Tyr Asp His Trp Arg Thr Leu 2120 2125 2130 Gln Glu Ala Arg Ser Ala Lys Leu Glu Tyr Glu Leu Asn Lys Ile 2135 2140 2145 Glu Phe Glu Lys Gly Arg Asn Thr Lys Glu Trp Arg Asn Lys Asn 2150 2155 2160 Lys Gln Leu Gln Ala Ser Arg Gln Leu Glu Val Asn Phe Glu Asp 2165 2170 2175 Ser Lys Ile Gln Tyr Ile Asn Lys Ala Leu Lys Lys Asn Ala Asn 2180 2185 2190 Lys Ile Phe Gly Lys Asn Thr Val Asn Arg Asp Glu Phe Glu Thr 2195 2200 2205 Met Lys Arg Asp Ala Gln Gln Asn Ile Arg Asp Leu Lys Ala Gly 2210 2215 2220 Ile Gln Thr Ala Ser Gly Glu Ile Ala Thr Ser Met Ile Asp Gln 2225 2230 2235 Ile Leu Asp Glu Tyr Glu Asp Arg Val Gly Lys Val Ser Ala Lys 2240 2245 2250 Ile Glu Lys Met Gly Lys Gln Lys Glu Lys Leu Asp Leu Ala Asp 2255 2260 2265 Asn Lys Gln Ala Leu Lys Ser Ser Ser Leu Ser Arg Gln Gln Ala 2270 2275 2280 Lys Asp Ser Lys Ser Leu Ala Ser Tyr Ile Asn Phe Tyr Ile Lys 2285 2290 2295 Gln Leu Glu Arg Gln Leu Lys Leu Thr Gly Lys Asn His Glu Leu 2300 2305 2310 Gln Gln Lys Val Lys Glu Gln Ile Lys Glu Met Lys Val Ala Tyr 2315 2320 2325 Asp Asp Ala Thr Leu Ala Ala His Gln Tyr Ile Thr Glu Ala Ala 2330 2335 2340 Glu Val Asp Thr Glu Arg Gln Leu Gln Leu Asn Ala Asn Arg Leu 2345 2350 2355 Arg Asp Ala Gln Asn Glu Leu Ser Lys Ala Asp Tyr Lys Ala Gly 2360 2365 2370 Phe Ile Ser Gln Glu Tyr Gln Ile Asp Leu Tyr Arg Lys Asn Gln 2375 2380 2385 Glu Ala Lys Phe Lys Gly Tyr Leu Lys Glu Lys Glu Ala Leu Glu 2390 2395 2400 Gln Asn Lys Ser Glu Leu Gln Asp Met Tyr Glu Ile Tyr Lys Ser 2405 2410 2415 Val Pro Thr Gln Ala Gln Lys Ile Lys Glu Ala Leu Ile Glu Thr 2420 2425 2430 Lys Asn Ala Ile Arg Asp Asn Asn Lys Gly Leu Tyr Asp Leu Lys 2435 2440 2445 Tyr Asp Met Ala Asn Ser Val Ile Asn Gln Ile Lys Asp Ile Tyr 2450 2455 2460 Ser Lys Gln Leu Glu Val Ala Thr Lys Ala Tyr Asp Asp Glu Tyr 2465 2470 2475 Lys Ala Tyr Glu Lys Met Ile Asn Lys Lys Leu Lys Leu Ile Asp 2480 2485 2490 Asp Glu Gln Thr Gln Glu Ser Phe Asn Lys Asp Val Arg Asp Arg 2495 2500 2505 Thr Glu Ala Met Asp Lys Ile Arg Asp Glu Ile Ala Gln Arg Ser 2510 2515 2520 Gly Asp Asp Ser Leu Ala Asn Gln Lys Lys Leu Lys Asp Leu Arg 2525 2530 2535 Glu Gln Leu Lys Gln Gln Glu Glu Asp Tyr Thr Met Phe Ile Asn 2540 2545 2550 Asn Lys Asn Arg Asp Asp Arg Arg Lys Ala Leu Gln Asp Glu Leu 2555 2560 2565 Asn Asp Lys Asn Glu Gln Ile Gln Glu Gln Lys Glu Asp Leu Asn 2570 2575 2580 Lys Ala Phe Gln Asp Leu Ile Gly Asp Thr Arg Arg Phe Asn Ala 2585 2590 2595 Ile Gln Glu Ser Leu Met Glu Gly Gln Ile Asp Lys Tyr Lys Ser 2600 2605 2610 Leu Ile Ala Asp Leu Thr Lys Tyr Val Asn Asp Asn Met Lys Glu 2615 2620 2625 Ile Gly Arg Ser Thr Ser Glu Gly Ile Leu Asp Gly Leu Ala Ala 2630 2635 2640 Ser Phe Lys Gly Leu Ser Ser Leu Ser Lys Glu Leu Gln Lys Gln 2645 2650 2655 Glu Lys Asn Asn Leu Asn Pro Val Pro Asn Ser Lys Leu Lys Pro 2660 2665 2670 Thr Lys Val Asp Glu Ala Thr Ile Ala Ala Ile Lys Lys Val Asn 2675 2680 2685 Gly Leu Ser Pro Thr Thr Ile Leu Gln Gly Leu Asp Ile Lys Pro 2690 2695 2700 Val Asn Leu Pro Lys Asp Val Lys Pro Ser Lys Thr Val Thr Asn 2705 2710 2715 Asn Asn Lys Thr Thr Ala Lys Ala Leu Val Asn Ile Glu Asn Phe 2720 2725 2730 Asn Gly Thr Lys Ala Glu Ala Asp Lys Leu Ala Asn Asn Leu Ala 2735 2740 2745 Thr Ala Met Arg Lys Gln Gly Val Leu 2750 2755 39319PRTStaphylococcus epidermidis 39Met Ala Glu Thr Lys Lys Gln Phe Glu Asn Lys Val Ser Val Thr Gly 1 5 10 15 Thr Leu Lys Ser Leu Glu Val Thr Asp Leu Val Thr Ala Lys Lys Val 20 25 30 Pro Met Lys Ile Ala Thr Leu Arg Ile Glu Thr Gly Lys Gly Glu Thr 35 40 45 His Thr Ala Lys Met Met Ala Val Lys His Phe Glu Arg Asp Gly Val 50 55 60 Lys Thr Glu Asn Lys Ser Tyr Ser Ala Ile Glu Thr Met Gln Lys Glu 65 70 75 80 Tyr Val Ser Ile Glu Asp Ile Ser Glu Asn Lys Ala Gly Glu Asp Ala 85 90 95 Glu Ala Thr Val Val Asn Val Asn Gly Ser Met Ser Ile Asn Met Tyr 100 105 110 Lys Asn Lys Ala Glu Lys Val Val Glu Thr Asn Gln Ile Glu Ala Arg 115 120 125 Phe Val Asn Arg Val Lys Asp 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795 800 Asn Thr Gln Ala Thr Leu Asp Glu Arg Asn Asp Ala Ile Ala Leu Val 805 810 815 Asn Arg Ser Lys Asp Glu Ala Ile Gln Asn Ile Asn Thr Ala Gln Gly 820 825 830 Asn Asp Asp Val Thr Glu Ala Gln Asn Asn Gly Thr Asn Thr Ile Gln 835 840 845 Gln Val Pro Leu Thr Pro Val Lys Arg Gln Asn Ala Ile Ala Thr Ile 850 855 860 Asn Ala Lys Ala Asp Glu Gln Lys Arg Leu Ile Gln Ala Asn Asn Asn 865 870 875 880 Ala Thr Thr Glu Glu Lys Ala Asp Ala Glu Arg Lys Val Asn Glu Ala 885 890 895 Val Ile Thr Ala Asn Gln Asn Ile Thr Asn Ala Thr Thr Asn Arg Asp 900 905 910 Val Asp Gln Ala Gln Thr Thr Gly Ser Gly Ile Ile Ser Ala Ile Ser 915 920 925 Pro Ala Thr Lys Ile Lys Glu Asp Ala Arg Ala Ala Val Glu Ala Lys 930 935 940 Ala Ile Ala Gln Asn Gln Gln Ile Asn Ser Asn Asn Met Ala Thr Thr 945 950 955 960 Glu Glu Lys Glu Asp Ala Leu Asn Gln Val Glu Ala His Lys Gln Ala 965 970 975 Ala Ile Ala Thr Ile Asn Gln Ala Gln Ser Thr Gln Gln Val Ser Glu 980 985 990 Ala Lys Asn Asn Gly Ile Asn Thr Ile Asn Gln Asp Gln Pro Asn Ala 995 1000 1005 Val Lys Lys Asn Asn Thr Lys Ile Ile Leu Glu Gln Lys Gly Asn 1010 1015 1020 Glu Lys Lys Ser Ala Ile Ala Gln Thr Pro Asp Ala Thr Thr Glu 1025 1030 1035 Glu Lys Gln Glu Ala Val Ser Ala Val Ser Gln Ala Val Thr Asn 1040 1045 1050 Gly Ile Thr His Ile Asn Gln Ala Asn Ser Asn Asp Asp Val Asp 1055 1060 1065 Gln Glu Leu Ser Asn Ala Glu Gln Ile Ile Thr Gln Thr Asn Val 1070 1075 1080 Asn Val Gln Lys Lys Pro Gln Ala Arg Gln Ala Leu Ile Ala Lys 1085 1090 1095 Thr Asn Glu Arg Gln Ser Thr Ile Asn Thr Asp Asn Glu Gly Thr 1100 1105 1110 Ile Glu Glu Lys Gln Lys Ala Ile Gln Ser Leu Asn Asp Ala Lys 1115 1120 1125 Asn Leu Ala Asp Glu Gln Ile Thr Gln Ala Ala Ser Asn Gln Asn 1130 1135 1140 Val Asp Asn Ala Leu Asn Ile Gly Ile Ser Asn Ile Ser Lys Ile 1145 1150 1155 Gln Thr Asn Phe Thr Lys Lys Gln Gln Ala Arg Asp Gln Val Asn 1160 1165 1170 Gln Lys Phe Gln Glu Lys Glu Ala Glu Leu Asn Ser Thr Pro His 1175 1180 1185 Ala Thr Gln Asp Glu Lys Gln Asp Ala Leu Thr Arg Leu Thr Gln 1190 1195 1200 Ala Lys Glu Thr Ala Leu Asn Asp Ile Asn Gln Ala Gln Thr Asn 1205 1210 1215 Gln Asn Val Asp Thr Ala Leu Thr Ser Gly Ile Gln Asn Ile Gln 1220 1225 1230 Asn Thr Gln Val Asn Val Arg Lys Lys Gln Glu Ala Lys Thr Thr 1235 1240 1245 Ile Asn Asp Ile Val Gln Gln His Lys Gln Thr Ile Gln Asn Asn 1250 1255 1260 Asp Asp Ala Thr Thr Glu Glu Lys Glu Val Ala Asn Asn Leu Val 1265 1270 1275 Asn Ala Ser Gln Gln Asn Val Ile Ser Lys Ile Asp Asn Ala Thr 1280 1285 1290 Thr Asn Asn Gln Ile Asp Gly Ile Val Ser Asp Gly Arg Gln Ser 1295 1300 1305 Ile Asn Ala Ile Thr Pro Asp Thr Ser Ile Lys Arg Asn Ala Lys 1310 1315 1320 Asn Asp Ile Asp Ile Lys Ala Ala Asp Lys Lys Ile Lys Ile Gln 1325 1330 1335 Arg Ile Asn Asp Ala Thr Asp Glu Glu Ile Gln Glu Ala Asn Arg 1340 1345 1350 Lys Ile Glu Glu Ala Lys Ile Glu Ala Lys Asp Asn Ile Gln Arg 1355 1360 1365 Asn Ser Thr Arg Asp Gln Val Asn Glu Ala Lys Thr Asn Gly Ile 1370 1375 1380 Asn Lys Ile Glu Asn Ile Thr Pro Ala Thr Thr Val Lys Ser Glu 1385 1390 1395 Ala Arg Gln Ala Val Gln Asn Lys Ala Asn Glu Gln Ile Asn His 1400 1405 1410 Ile Gln Asn Thr Pro Asp Ala Thr Asn Glu Glu Lys Gln Glu Ala 1415 1420 1425 Ile Asn Arg Val Ser Ala Glu Leu Ala Arg Val Gln Ala Gln Ile 1430 1435 1440 Asn Ala Glu His Thr Thr Gln Gly Val Lys Thr Ile Lys Asp Asp 1445 1450 1455 Ala Ile Thr Ser Leu Ser Arg Ile Asn Ala Gln Val Val Glu Lys 1460 1465 1470 Glu Ser Ala Arg Asn Ala Ile Glu Gln Lys Ala Thr Gln Gln Thr 1475 1480 1485 Gln Phe Ile Asn Asn Asn Asp Asn Ala Thr Asp Glu Glu Lys Glu 1490 1495 1500 Val Ala Asn Asn Leu Val Ile Ala Thr Lys Gln Lys Ser Leu Asp 1505 1510 1515 Asn Ile Asn Ser Leu Ser Ser Asn Asn Asp Val Glu Asn Ala Lys 1520 1525 1530 Val Ala Gly Ile Asn Glu Ile Ala Asn Val Leu Pro Ala Thr Ala 1535 1540 1545 Val Lys Ser Lys Ala Lys Lys Asp Ile Asp Gln Lys Leu Ala Gln 1550 1555 1560 Gln Ile Asn Gln Ile Gln Thr His Gln Thr Ala Thr Thr Glu Glu 1565 1570 1575 Lys Glu Ala Ala Ile Gln Leu Ala Asn Gln Lys Ser Asn Glu Ala 1580 1585 1590 Arg Thr Ala Ile Gln Asn Glu His Ser Asn Asn Gly Val Ala Gln 1595 1600 1605 Ala Lys Ser Asn Gly Ile His Glu Ile Glu Leu Val Met Pro Asp 1610 1615 1620 Ala His Lys Lys Ser Asp Ala Lys Gln Ser Ile Asp Asn Lys Tyr 1625 1630 1635 Asn Glu Gln Ser Asn Thr Ile Asn Thr Thr Pro Asp Ala Thr Asp 1640 1645 1650 Glu Glu Lys Gln Lys Ala Leu Asp Lys Leu Lys Ile Ala Lys Asp 1655 1660 1665 Ala Gly Tyr Asn Lys Val Asp Gln Ala Gln Thr Asn Gln Gln Val 1670 1675 1680 Ser Asp Ala Lys Thr Glu Ala Ile Asp Thr Ile Thr Asn Ile Gln 1685 1690 1695 Ala Asn Val Ala Lys Lys Pro Ser Ala Arg Val Glu Leu Asp Ser 1700 1705 1710 Lys Phe Glu Asp Leu Lys Arg Gln Ile Asn Ala Thr Pro Asn Ala 1715 1720 1725 Thr Glu Glu Glu Lys Gln Asp Ala Ile Gln Arg Leu Asn Gly Lys 1730 1735 1740 Arg Asp Glu Val Lys Asn Leu Ile Asn Gln Asp Arg Arg Asp Asn 1745 1750 1755 Glu Val Glu Gln His Lys Asn Ile Gly Leu Gln Glu Leu Glu Thr 1760 1765 1770 Ile His Ala Asn Pro Thr Arg Lys Ser Asp Ala Leu Gln Glu Leu 1775 1780 1785 Gln Thr Lys Phe Ile Ser Gln Thr Glu Leu Ile Asn Asn Asn Lys 1790 1795 1800 Asp Ala Thr Asn Glu Glu Lys Asp Glu Ala Lys Arg Leu Leu Glu 1805 1810 1815 Ile Ser Lys Asn Lys Thr Ile Thr Asn Ile Asn Gln Ala Gln Thr 1820 1825 1830 Asn Asn Gln Val Asp Asn Ala Lys Asp Asn Gly Met Asn Glu Ile 1835 1840 1845 Ala Thr Ile Ile Pro Ala Thr Thr Ile Lys Thr Asp Ala Lys Thr 1850 1855 1860 Ala Ile Asp Lys Lys Ala Glu Gln Gln Val Thr Ile Ile Asn Gly 1865 1870 1875 Asn Asn Asp Ala Thr Asp Glu Glu Lys Ala Glu Ala Arg Lys Leu 1880 1885 1890 Val Glu Lys Ala Lys Ile Glu Ala Lys Ser Asn Ile Thr Asn Ser 1895 1900 1905 Asp Thr Glu Arg Glu Val Asn Gly Ala Lys Thr Asn Gly Leu Glu 1910 1915 1920 Lys Ile Asn Asn Ile Gln Pro Ser Thr Gln Thr Lys Thr Asn Ala 1925 1930 1935 Lys Gln Glu Ile Asn Asp Lys Ala Gln Glu Gln Leu Ile Gln Ile 1940 1945 1950 Asn Asn Thr Pro Asp Ala Thr Glu Glu Glu Lys Gln Glu Ala Thr 1955 1960 1965 Asn Arg Val Asn Ala Gly Leu Ala Gln Ala Ile Gln Asn Ile Asn 1970 1975 1980 Asn Ala His Ser Thr Gln Glu Val Asn Glu Ser Lys Thr Asn Ser 1985 1990 1995 Ile Ala Thr Ile Lys Ser Val Gln Pro Asn Val Ile Lys Lys Pro 2000 2005 2010 Thr Ala Ile Asn Ser Leu Thr Gln Glu Ala Asn Asn Gln Lys Thr 2015 2020 2025 Leu Ile Gly Asn Asp Gly Asn Ala Thr Asp Asp Glu Lys Glu Ala 2030 2035 2040 Ala Lys Gln Leu Val Thr Gln Lys Leu Asn Glu Gln Ile Gln Lys 2045 2050 2055 Ile His Glu Ser Thr Gln Asp Asn Gln Val Asp Asn Val Lys Ala 2060 2065 2070 Gln Ala Ile Thr Ala Ile Lys Leu Ile Asn Ala Asn Ala His Lys 2075 2080 2085 Arg Gln Asp Ala Ile Asn Ile Leu Thr Asn Leu Ala Glu Ser Lys 2090 2095 2100 Lys Ser Asp Ile Arg Ala Asn Gln Asp Ala Thr Thr Glu Glu Lys 2105 2110 2115 Asn Thr Ala Ile Gln Ser Ile Asp Asp Thr Leu Ala Gln Ala Arg 2120 2125 2130 Asn Asn Ile Asn Gly Ala Asn Thr Asn Ala Leu Val Asp Glu Asn 2135 2140 2145 Leu Glu Asp Gly Lys Gln Lys Leu Gln Arg Ile Val Leu Ser Thr 2150 2155 2160 Gln Thr Lys Thr Gln Ala Lys Ala Asp Ile Ala Gln Ala Ile Gly 2165 2170 2175 Gln Gln Arg Ser Thr Ile Asp Gln Asn Gln Asn Ala Thr Thr Glu 2180 2185 2190 Glu Lys Gln Glu Ala Leu Glu Arg Leu Asn Gln Glu Thr Asn Gly 2195 2200 2205 Val Asn Asp Arg Ile Gln Ala Ala Leu Ala Asn Gln Asn Val Thr 2210 2215 2220 Asp Glu Lys Asn Asn Ile Leu Glu Thr Ile Arg Asn Val Glu Pro 2225 2230 2235 Ile Val Ile Val Lys Pro Lys Ala Asn Glu Ile Ile Arg Lys Lys 2240 2245 2250 Ala Ala Glu Gln Thr Thr Leu Ile Asn Gln Asn Gln Asp Ala Thr 2255 2260 2265 Leu Glu Glu Lys Gln Ile Ala Leu Gly Lys Leu Glu Glu Val Lys 2270 2275 2280 Asn Glu Ala Leu Asn Gln Val Ser Gln Ala His Ser Asn Asn Asp 2285 2290 2295 Val Lys Ile Val Glu Asn Asn Gly Ile Ala Lys Ile Ser Glu Val 2300 2305 2310 His Pro Glu Thr Ile Ile Lys Arg Asn Ala Lys Gln Glu Ile Glu 2315 2320 2325 Gln Asp Ala Gln Ser Gln Ile Asp Thr Ile Asn Ala Asn Asn Lys 2330 2335 2340 Ser Thr Asn Glu Glu Lys Ser Ala Ala Ile Asp Arg Val Asn Val 2345 2350 2355 Ala Lys Ile Asp Ala Ile Asn Asn Ile Thr Asn Ala Thr Thr Thr 2360 2365 2370 Gln Leu Val Asn Asp Ala Lys Asn Ser Gly Asn Thr Ser Ile Ser 2375 2380 2385 Gln Ile Leu Pro Ser Thr Ala Val Lys Thr Asn Ala Leu Ala Ala 2390 2395 2400 Leu Ala

Ser Glu Ala Lys Asn Lys Asn Ala Ile Ile Asp Gln Thr 2405 2410 2415 Pro Asn Ala Thr Ala Glu Glu Lys Glu Glu Ala Asn Asn Lys Val 2420 2425 2430 Asp Arg Leu Gln Glu Glu Ala Asp Ala Asn Ile Leu Lys Ala His 2435 2440 2445 Thr Thr Asp Glu Val Asn Asn Ile Lys Asn Gln Ala Val Gln Asn 2450 2455 2460 Ile Asn Ala Val Gln Val Glu Val Ile Lys Lys Gln Asn Ala Lys 2465 2470 2475 Asn Gln Leu Asn Gln Phe Ile Asp Asn Gln Lys Lys Ile Ile Glu 2480 2485 2490 Asn Thr Pro Asp Ala Thr Leu Glu Glu Lys Ala Glu Ala Asn Arg 2495 2500 2505 Leu Leu Gln Asn Val Leu Thr Ser Thr Ser Asp Glu Ile Ala Asn 2510 2515 2520 Val Asp His Asn Asn Glu Val Asp Gln Ala Leu Asp Lys Ala Arg 2525 2530 2535 Pro Lys Ile Glu Ala Ile Val Pro Gln Val Ser Lys Lys Arg Asp 2540 2545 2550 Ala Leu Asn Ala Ile Gln Glu Ala Phe Asn Ser Gln Thr Gln Glu 2555 2560 2565 Ile Gln Glu Asn Gln Glu Ala Thr Asn Glu Glu Lys Thr Glu Ala 2570 2575 2580 Leu Asn Lys Ile Asn Gln Leu Leu Asn Gln Ala Lys Val Asn Ile 2585 2590 2595 Asp Gln Ala Gln Ser Asn Lys Asp Val Asp Ser Ala Lys Thr Arg 2600 2605 2610 Ser Ile Gln Asp Ile Glu Gln Ile Gln Pro His Pro Gln Thr Lys 2615 2620 2625 Ala Thr Gly Arg His Arg Leu Asn Glu Lys Ala Asn Gln Gln Gln 2630 2635 2640 Ser Thr Ile Ala Thr His Pro Asn Ser Thr Ile Glu Glu Arg Gln 2645 2650 2655 Glu Ala Ser Ala Lys Leu Gln Glu Val Leu Lys Lys Ala Ile Ala 2660 2665 2670 Lys Ile Asp Lys Gly Gln Thr Asn Asp Asp Val Glu Lys Thr Val 2675 2680 2685 Val Asn Gly Ile Ala Glu Ile Glu Asn Ile Leu Pro Ala Thr Thr 2690 2695 2700 Val Lys Asp Lys Ala Lys Ala Asp Val Asn Ala Glu Lys Glu Glu 2705 2710 2715 Lys Asn Leu Gln Ile Asn Ser Asn Asp Glu Ala Thr Thr Glu Glu 2720 2725 2730 Lys Leu Val Ala Ser Asp Asn Leu Asn His Val Val Glu Thr Thr 2735 2740 2745 Asn Gln Ala Ile Glu Asp Ala Pro Asp Thr Asn Gln Val Asn Val 2750 2755 2760 Glu Lys Asn Lys Gly Ile Gly Thr Ile Arg Asp Ile Gln Pro Leu 2765 2770 2775 Val Val Lys Lys Pro Thr Ala Lys Ser Lys Ile Glu Ser Ala Val 2780 2785 2790 Glu Lys Lys Lys Thr Glu Ile Asn Gln Thr Gln Asn Ala Thr His 2795 2800 2805 Asp Glu Val Arg Glu Gly Leu Asn Gln Leu Asn Gln Ile His Glu 2810 2815 2820 Lys Ala Lys Asn Asp Val Asn Gln Ser Gln Thr Asn Gln Gln Val 2825 2830 2835 Glu Asn Ala Glu Gln Asn Ser Leu Asp Gln Ile Asn Asn Phe Arg 2840 2845 2850 Pro Asp Phe Ser Lys Lys Arg Asn Ala Val Ala Glu Ile Val Lys 2855 2860 2865 Ala Gln Gln Asn Lys Ile Asp Glu Ile Glu Gln Glu Phe Ser Ala 2870 2875 2880 Thr Gln Glu Glu Lys Asp Asn Ala Leu Gln His Leu Asp Glu Gln 2885 2890 2895 Val Lys Glu Ile Ile Asn Ser Ile Asn Gln Ala Asn Thr Asp Asn 2900 2905 2910 Glu Val Asp Asn Ala Lys Thr Ser Gly Leu Asn Asn Ile Thr Glu 2915 2920 2925 Tyr Arg Pro Glu Tyr Asn Lys Lys Lys Asn Ala Ile Leu Lys Leu 2930 2935 2940 Tyr Asp Val Ser Asp Thr Gln Glu Ala Ile Ile Asn Gly Tyr Pro 2945 2950 2955 Asp Ala Thr Glu Asp Glu Leu Gln Glu Ala Asn Ser Lys Leu Asn 2960 2965 2970 Lys Ile Leu Leu Asp Ala Lys Lys Gln Ile Gly Leu Ala His Thr 2975 2980 2985 Asn Asn Glu Val Asp Asp Ile Tyr Asn Glu Val Ser Gln Lys Met 2990 2995 3000 Lys Thr Ile Leu Pro Arg Val Asp Thr Lys Ala Val Ala Arg Ser 3005 3010 3015 Val Leu Asn Ala Leu Ala Lys Gln Leu Ile Lys Thr Phe Glu Asn 3020 3025 3030 Thr Ala Asp Val Thr His Glu Glu Arg Asn Asp Ala Ile Asn His 3035 3040 3045 Val Lys Glu Gln Leu Ser Leu Val Phe Asn Ala Ile Glu Lys Asp 3050 3055 3060 Arg Lys Asp Ile Gln Val Ala Gln Asp Glu Leu Phe Gly Leu Asn 3065 3070 3075 Glu Leu Asn Ser Ile Phe Ile Asn Ile Thr Gln Lys Pro Thr Ala 3080 3085 3090 Arg Lys Ala Ile Ser Gly Met Ala Ser Gln Leu Asn Asn Ser Ile 3095 3100 3105 Asn Asn Thr Pro Tyr Ala Thr Glu Glu Glu Arg Gln Ile Ala Leu 3110 3115 3120 Asn Lys Val Lys Ala Ile Val Asp Asp Ala Asn Glu Lys Ile Arg 3125 3130 3135 Glu Ala Asn Thr Asp Ser Glu Val Leu Gly Thr Lys Ser Asn Ala 3140 3145 3150 Ile Thr Leu Leu Gln Ala Ile Ser Ala Asp Val Gln Val Lys Pro 3155 3160 3165 Gln Ala Phe Glu Glu Ile Asn Ala Gln Ala Glu Ile Gln Arg Glu 3170 3175 3180 Arg Ile Asn Gly Asn Ser Asp Ala Thr Arg Glu Glu Lys Glu Glu 3185 3190 3195 Ala Leu Lys Gln Val Asp Thr Leu Val Asn His Ser Phe Ile Thr 3200 3205 3210 Ile Asn Asn Val Asn Lys Asn Gln Glu Val Tyr Asp Thr Lys Asp 3215 3220 3225 Lys Thr Ile Glu Ala Ile His Lys Ile Lys Pro Ile Ser Thr Ile 3230 3235 3240 Lys Pro Gln Ala Leu Asn Glu Ile Thr Ile Gln Leu Asp Thr Gln 3245 3250 3255 Arg Asp Leu Ile Lys Asn Asn Lys Glu Ser Thr Val Glu Glu Lys 3260 3265 3270 Ala Ser Ala Ile Asp Lys Leu Ile Lys Thr Ala Ala Arg Ile Ala 3275 3280 3285 Glu Ser Ile Asp Lys Ala Gln Thr Asn Glu Glu Val Lys Asn Ile 3290 3295 3300 Lys Lys Gln Ser Ile Asp Glu Ile Ser Lys Ile Leu Pro Val Ile 3305 3310 3315 Glu Ile Lys Ser Ala Ala Arg Asn Glu Ile His Gln Lys Ala Glu 3320 3325 3330 Val Ile Arg Gly Leu Ile Asn Asp Asn Glu Glu Ala Thr Lys Glu 3335 3340 3345 Glu Lys Asp Ile Ala Leu Asn Gln Leu Asp Thr Thr Leu Thr Gln 3350 3355 3360 Ala Asn Val Ser Ile Asp Gln Ala Leu Thr Asn Glu Ala Val Asn 3365 3370 3375 Arg Ala Lys Glu Ile Ala Asn Ser Glu Ile Asn Lys Ile Ser Val 3380 3385 3390 Ile Ala Ile Lys Lys Pro Glu Ala Ile Ala Glu Ile Gln Glu Leu 3395 3400 3405 Ala Asp Lys Lys Leu Asn Lys Phe Lys Gln Ser Gln Glu Ala Thr 3410 3415 3420 Ile Glu Glu Lys Gln Ser Ala Ile Asn Glu Leu Glu Gln Ala Leu 3425 3430 3435 Lys Ser Ala Ile Asn His Ile His Gln Ser Gln Asn Asn Glu Ser 3440 3445 3450 Val Ser Ala Ala Leu Lys Glu Ser Ile Ser Leu Ile Asp Ser Ile 3455 3460 3465 Glu Ile Gln Ala His Lys Lys Leu Glu Ala Lys Ala Tyr Ile Asp 3470 3475 3480 Gly Tyr Ser Asp Asp Lys Ile Asn Asp Ile Ser Ser Arg Ala Thr 3485 3490 3495 Asn Glu Glu Lys Gln Ile Phe Val Ser Lys Leu Lys Ala Leu Ile 3500 3505 3510 Asn Arg Thr His Lys Gln Ile Asp Glu Ala Glu Thr Phe Val Ser 3515 3520 3525 Val Glu Thr Ile Val Arg Asn Phe Lys Val Glu Ala Asp Lys Leu 3530 3535 3540 Asn Ser Ile Val Arg Lys Lys Ala Lys Ala Ser Lys Glu Ile Glu 3545 3550 3555 Leu Glu Ala Asp His Val Lys Gln Met Ile Asn Ala Asn Leu Ser 3560 3565 3570 Ala Ser Thr Arg Val Lys Gln Asn Ala Arg Thr Leu Ile Asn Glu 3575 3580 3585 Ile Val Ser Asn Ala Leu Ser Gln Leu Asn Lys Val Thr Thr Asn 3590 3595 3600 Lys Glu Val Asp Glu Ile Val Asn Glu Thr Ile Glu Lys Leu Lys 3605 3610 3615 Ser Ile Gln Ile Arg Glu Asp Lys Ile Leu Ser Ser Gln Arg Ser 3620 3625 3630 Ser Thr Ser Met Thr Glu Lys Ser Asn Gln Cys Tyr Ser Ser Glu 3635 3640 3645 Asn Asn Thr Ile Lys Ser Leu Pro Glu Ala Gly Asn Ala Asp Lys 3650 3655 3660 Ser Leu Pro Leu Ala Gly Val Thr Leu Ile Ser Gly Leu Ala Ile 3665 3670 3675 Met Ser Ser Arg Lys Lys Lys Lys Asp Lys Lys Val Asn Asp 3680 3685 3690 49439PRTStaphylococcus epidermidis 49Leu Asp Ile Lys Met Pro Lys Leu Gly Glu Ser Val His Glu Gly Thr 1 5 10 15 Ile Glu Gln Trp Leu Val Ser Val Gly Asp His Val Asp Glu Tyr Glu 20 25 30 Pro Leu Cys Glu Val Ile Thr Asp Lys Val Thr Ala Glu Val Pro Ser 35 40 45 Thr Ile Ser Gly Thr Ile Thr Glu Leu Val Val Glu Glu Gly Gln Thr 50 55 60 Val Asn Ile Asn Thr Val Ile Cys Lys Ile Asp Ser Glu Asn Gly Gln 65 70 75 80 Asn Gln Thr Glu Ser Ala Asn Glu Phe Lys Glu Glu Gln Asn Gln His 85 90 95 Ser Gln Ser Asn Ile Asn Val Ser Gln Phe Glu Asn Asn Pro Lys Thr 100 105 110 His Glu Ser Glu Val His Thr Ala Ser Ser Arg Ala Asn Asn Asn Gly 115 120 125 Arg Phe Ser Pro Val Val Phe Lys Leu Ala Ser Glu His Asp Ile Asp 130 135 140 Leu Thr Gln Val Lys Gly Thr Gly Phe Glu Gly Arg Val Thr Lys Lys 145 150 155 160 Asp Ile Gln Asn Ile Ile Asn Asn Pro Asn Asp Gln Glu Lys Glu Lys 165 170 175 Glu Phe Lys Gln Thr Asp Lys Lys Asp His Ser Thr Asn His Cys Asp 180 185 190 Phe Leu His Gln Ser Ser Thr Lys Asn Glu His Ser Pro Leu Ser Asn 195 200 205 Glu Arg Val Val Pro Val Lys Gly Ile Arg Lys Ala Ile Ala Gln Asn 210 215 220 Met Val Thr Ser Val Ser Glu Ile Pro His Gly Trp Met Met Val Glu 225 230 235 240 Ala Asp Ala Thr Asn Leu Val Gln Thr Arg Asn Tyr His Lys Ala Gln 245 250 255 Phe Lys Gln Asn Glu Gly Tyr Asn Leu Thr Phe Phe Ala Phe Phe Val 260 265 270 Lys Ala Val Ala Glu Ala Leu Lys Val Asn Pro Leu Leu Asn Ser Thr 275 280 285 Trp Gln Gly Asp Glu Ile Val Ile His Lys Asp Ile Asn Ile Ser Ile 290 295 300 Ala Val Ala Asp Asp Asp Lys Leu Tyr Val Pro Val Ile Lys Asn Ala 305 310 315 320 Asp Glu Lys Ser Ile Lys Gly Ile Ala Arg Glu Ile Asn Asp Leu Ala 325 330 335 Thr Lys Ala Arg Leu Gly Lys Leu Ala Gln Ser Asp Met Gln Asn Gly 340 345 350 Thr Phe Thr Val Asn Asn Thr Gly Ser Phe Gly Ser Val Ser Ser Met 355 360 365 Gly Ile Ile Asn His Pro Gln Ala Ala Ile Leu Gln Val Glu Ser Val 370 375 380 Val Lys Lys Pro Val Val Ile Asp Asp Met Ile Ala Ile Arg Asn Met 385 390 395 400 Val Asn Leu Cys Ile Ser Ile Asp His Arg Ile Leu Asp Gly Val Gln 405 410 415 Thr Gly Lys Phe Met Asn Leu Val Lys Lys Lys Ile Glu Gln Tyr Ser 420 425 430 Ile Glu Asn Thr Ser Ile Tyr 435 50295PRTStaphylococcus epidermidis 50Met Asn Thr Ile Ile Glu Glu Tyr Leu Asn Phe Ile Gln Ile Glu Lys 1 5 10 15 Gly Leu Ser Asn Asn Thr Ile Gly Ala Tyr Arg Arg Asp Leu Lys Lys 20 25 30 Tyr Lys Asp Tyr Leu Glu Asp Asn Lys Ile Ser His Ile Asp Phe Ile 35 40 45 Asp Arg Gln Ile Ile Gln Glu Cys Leu Gly His Leu Ile Asp Met Gly 50 55 60 Gln Ser Ser Lys Ser Leu Ala Arg Phe Ile Ser Thr Ile Arg Ser Phe 65 70 75 80 His Gln Phe Ala Leu Arg Glu Lys Tyr Ala Ala Lys Asp Pro Thr Val 85 90 95 Leu Ile Glu Thr Pro Lys Tyr Glu Lys Lys Leu Pro Asp Val Leu Glu 100 105 110 Ile Asp Glu Val Ile Ala Leu Leu Glu Thr Pro Asp Leu Thr Lys Asn 115 120 125 Asn Gly Tyr Arg Asp Arg Thr Met Leu Glu Leu Leu Tyr Ala Thr Gly 130 135 140 Met Arg Val Thr Glu Ile Ile Gln Leu Asp Val Glu Asp Val Asn Leu 145 150 155 160 Met Met Gly Phe Val Arg Val Phe Gly Lys Gly Asn Lys Glu Arg Ile 165 170 175 Val Pro Leu Gly Asp Thr Val Ile Glu Tyr Leu Thr Thr Tyr Ile Glu 180 185 190 Thr Val Arg Pro Gln Leu Leu Lys Gln Thr Thr Thr Gln Ala Leu Phe 195 200 205 Leu Asn Met His Gly Lys Ser Leu Ser Arg Gln Gly Ile Trp Lys Ile 210 215 220 Ile Lys Gln Tyr Gly Leu Lys Ala Asn Ile Asn Lys Thr Leu Thr Pro 225 230 235 240 His Thr Leu Arg His Ser Phe Ala Thr His Leu Leu Glu Asn Gly Ala 245 250 255 Asp Leu Arg Ala Val Gln Glu Met Leu Gly His Ser Asp Ile Ser Thr 260 265 270 Thr Gln Leu Tyr Thr His Val Ser Lys Ser Gln Ile Arg Lys Met Tyr 275 280 285 Thr Gln Phe His Pro Arg Ala 290 295 51800PRTStaphylococcus epidermidis 51Met Ser Leu Val Tyr Leu Met Ala Thr Asn Leu Leu Val Met Leu Ile 1 5 10 15 Val Leu Phe Thr Leu Ser His Arg Gln Leu Arg Lys Val Ala Gly Tyr 20 25 30 Val Ala Leu Ile Ala Pro Ile Val Thr Ser Thr Tyr Phe Ile Met Lys 35 40 45 Ile Pro Asp Val Ile Arg Asn Lys Phe Ile Ala Val Arg Leu Pro Trp 50 55 60 Met Pro Ser Ile Asp Ile Asn Leu Asp Leu Arg Leu Asp Gly Leu Ser 65 70 75 80 Leu Met Phe Gly Leu Ile Ile Ser Leu Ile Gly Val Gly Val Phe Phe 85 90 95 Tyr Ala Thr Gln Tyr Leu Ser His Ser Thr Asp Asn Leu Pro Arg Phe 100 105 110 Phe Ile Tyr Leu Leu Leu Phe Met Phe Ser Met Ile Gly Ile Val Ile 115 120 125 Ala Asn Asn Thr Ile Leu Met Tyr Val Phe Trp Glu Leu Thr Ser Ile 130 135 140 Ser Ser Phe Leu Leu Ile Ser Tyr Trp Tyr Asn Asn Gly Glu Ser Gln 145 150 155 160 Leu Gly Ala Ile Gln Ser Phe Met Ile Thr Val Phe Gly Gly Leu Ala 165 170 175 Leu Leu Thr Gly Phe Ile Ile Leu Tyr Ile Ile Thr Gly Thr Asn Thr 180 185 190 Ile Thr Asp Ile Leu Asn Gln Arg Asn Ala Ile Ser Arg His Pro Leu 195 200

205 Phe Ile Pro Met Ile Leu Met Leu Leu Leu Gly Ala Phe Thr Lys Ser 210 215 220 Ala Gln Phe Pro Phe His Ile Trp Leu Pro Lys Ala Met Ala Ala Pro 225 230 235 240 Thr Pro Val Ser Ala Tyr Leu His Ser Ala Thr Met Val Lys Ala Gly 245 250 255 Ile Phe Leu Leu Phe Arg Phe Thr Pro Leu Leu Gly Leu Ser Asn Val 260 265 270 Tyr Ile Tyr Thr Val Thr Phe Val Gly Leu Ile Thr Met Leu Phe Gly 275 280 285 Ser Leu Thr Ala Leu Arg Gln Tyr Asp Leu Lys Gly Ile Leu Ala Tyr 290 295 300 Ser Thr Ile Ser Gln Leu Gly Met Ile Met Thr Met Val Gly Leu Gly 305 310 315 320 Gly Gly Tyr Ala Gln His Thr Ser Asp Glu Leu Ser Lys Phe Tyr Ile 325 330 335 Leu Val Leu Phe Ala Gly Leu Phe His Leu Met Asn His Ala Val Phe 340 345 350 Lys Cys Ala Leu Phe Met Gly Val Gly Ile Ile Asp His Glu Ser Gly 355 360 365 Thr Arg Asp Ile Arg Leu Leu Asn Gly Met Arg Lys Val Phe Pro Lys 370 375 380 Met His Ile Val Met Leu Leu Ala Ala Leu Ser Met Ala Gly Val Pro 385 390 395 400 Phe Leu Asn Gly Phe Leu Ser Lys Glu Met Phe Leu Asp Ser Leu Thr 405 410 415 Lys Ala Asn Glu Leu Asp Gln Tyr Gly Phe Val Leu Thr Phe Val Ile 420 425 430 Ile Ser Ile Gly Val Ile Ala Ser Ile Leu Thr Phe Thr Tyr Ala Leu 435 440 445 Tyr Met Ile Lys Glu Thr Phe Trp Gly Asn Tyr Asn Ile Glu Lys Phe 450 455 460 Lys Arg Lys Gln Ile His Glu Pro Trp Leu Phe Ser Leu Pro Ala Val 465 470 475 480 Ile Leu Met Leu Leu Ile Pro Val Ile Phe Phe Val Pro Asn Val Phe 485 490 495 Gly Asn Phe Val Ile Leu Pro Ala Thr Arg Ser Val Ser Gly Ile Gly 500 505 510 Ala Glu Val Asp Ala Phe Val Pro His Ile Ser Gln Trp His Gly Val 515 520 525 Asn Leu Pro Leu Ile Leu Ser Ile Val Val Ile Ile Ile Gly Leu Ile 530 535 540 Leu Ala Leu Val Val Asn Trp Lys Glu Val Thr His Gln Ile Ile Lys 545 550 555 560 Ser Ala Ser Ile Thr Asp Gly Tyr Arg Lys Ile Tyr Arg Glu Phe Glu 565 570 575 Leu Tyr Ser Ala Arg Gly Ile Arg Ala Leu Met Asn Asn Lys Leu Asn 580 585 590 Tyr Tyr Ile Met Ile Thr Leu Phe Ile Phe Val Ala Ile Val Val Tyr 595 600 605 Gly Tyr Leu Thr Val Gly Phe Pro His Val His Gln Leu His Ile Ser 610 615 620 Ser Phe Gly Pro Leu Glu Val Ile Leu Ser Val Val Thr Leu Ile Ile 625 630 635 640 Gly Ile Ser Leu Ile Phe Ile Arg Gln Arg Leu Thr Met Val Val Leu 645 650 655 Asn Gly Met Ile Gly Phe Ala Val Thr Leu Tyr Phe Ile Ala Met Lys 660 665 670 Ala Pro Asp Leu Ala Leu Thr Gln Leu Val Val Glu Thr Ile Thr Thr 675 680 685 Ile Leu Phe Ile Val Ser Phe Ser Arg Leu Pro Asn Ile Pro Arg Val 690 695 700 Lys Ala Asn Leu Lys Lys Glu Thr Phe Lys Ile Ile Val Ser Leu Val 705 710 715 720 Met Ala Leu Thr Val Val Ser Leu Ile Phe Val Ala Gln Gln Ala Asp 725 730 735 Gly Met Pro Ser Ile Ala Lys Phe Tyr Glu Asp Ala Tyr Glu Leu Thr 740 745 750 Gly Gly Lys Asn Ile Val Asn Ala Ile Leu Gly Asp Phe Arg Ala Leu 755 760 765 Asp Thr Met Phe Glu Gly Leu Val Leu Ile Ile Ala Gly Leu Gly Ile 770 775 780 Tyr Thr Leu Leu Asn Tyr Lys Asp Arg Arg Gly Gln Asp Glu Arg Glu 785 790 795 800 52892PRTStaphylococcus epidermidis 52Leu Phe Gly Leu Gly His Asn Glu Ala Lys Ala Glu Glu Asn Thr Val 1 5 10 15 Gln Asp Val Lys Asp Ser Asn Met Asp Asp Glu Leu Ser Asp Ser Asn 20 25 30 Asp Gln Ser Ser Asn Glu Glu Lys Asn Asp Val Ile Asn Asn Ser Gln 35 40 45 Ser Ile Asn Thr Asp Asp Asp Asn Gln Ile Lys Lys Glu Glu Thr Asn 50 55 60 Ser Asn Asp Ala Ile Glu Asn Arg Ser Lys Asp Ile Thr Gln Ser Thr 65 70 75 80 Thr Asn Val Asp Glu Asn Glu Ala Thr Phe Leu Gln Lys Thr Pro Gln 85 90 95 Asp Asn Thr Gln Leu Lys Glu Glu Val Val Lys Glu Pro Ser Ser Val 100 105 110 Glu Ser Ser Asn Ser Ser Met Asp Thr Ala Gln Gln Pro Ser His Thr 115 120 125 Thr Ile Asn Ser Glu Ala Ser Ile Gln Thr Ser Asp Asn Glu Glu Asn 130 135 140 Ser Arg Val Ser Asp Phe Ala Asn Ser Lys Ile Ile Glu Ser Asn Thr 145 150 155 160 Glu Ser Asn Lys Glu Glu Asn Thr Ile Glu Gln Pro Asn Lys Val Arg 165 170 175 Glu Asp Ser Ile Thr Ser Gln Pro Ser Ser Tyr Lys Asn Ile Asp Glu 180 185 190 Lys Ile Ser Asn Gln Asp Glu Leu Leu Asn Leu Pro Ile Asn Glu Tyr 195 200 205 Glu Asn Lys Val Arg Pro Leu Ser Thr Thr Ser Ala Gln Pro Ser Ser 210 215 220 Lys Arg Val Thr Val Asn Gln Leu Ala Ala Glu Gln Gly Ser Asn Val 225 230 235 240 Asn His Leu Ile Lys Val Thr Asp Gln Ser Ile Thr Glu Gly Tyr Asp 245 250 255 Asp Ser Asp Gly Ile Ile Lys Ala His Asp Ala Glu Asn Leu Ile Tyr 260 265 270 Asp Val Thr Phe Glu Val Asp Asp Lys Val Lys Ser Gly Asp Thr Met 275 280 285 Thr Val Asn Ile Asp Lys Asn Thr Val Pro Ser Asp Leu Thr Asp Ser 290 295 300 Phe Ala Ile Pro Lys Ile Lys Asp Asn Ser Gly Glu Ile Ile Ala Thr 305 310 315 320 Gly Thr Tyr Asp Asn Thr Asn Lys Gln Ile Thr Tyr Thr Phe Thr Asp 325 330 335 Tyr Val Asp Lys Tyr Glu Asn Ile Lys Ala His Leu Lys Leu Thr Ser 340 345 350 Tyr Ile Asp Lys Ser Lys Val Pro Asn Asn Asn Thr Lys Leu Asp Val 355 360 365 Glu Tyr Lys Thr Ala Leu Ser Ser Val Asn Lys Thr Ile Thr Val Glu 370 375 380 Tyr Gln Lys Pro Asn Glu Asn Arg Thr Ala Asn Leu Gln Ser Met Phe 385 390 395 400 Thr Asn Ile Asp Thr Lys Asn His Thr Val Glu Gln Thr Ile Tyr Ile 405 410 415 Asn Pro Leu Arg Tyr Ser Ala Lys Glu Thr Asn Val Asn Ile Ser Gly 420 425 430 Asn Gly Asp Glu Gly Ser Thr Ile Ile Asp Asp Ser Thr Ile Ile Lys 435 440 445 Val Tyr Lys Val Gly Asp Asn Gln Asn Leu Pro Asp Ser Asn Arg Ile 450 455 460 Tyr Asp Tyr Ser Glu Tyr Glu Asp Val Thr Asn Asp Asp Tyr Ala Gln 465 470 475 480 Leu Gly Asn Asn Asn Asp Val Asn Ile Asn Phe Gly Asn Ile Asp Ser 485 490 495 Pro Tyr Ile Ile Lys Val Ile Ser Lys Tyr Asp Pro Asn Lys Asp Asp 500 505 510 Tyr Thr Thr Ile Gln Gln Thr Val Thr Met Gln Thr Thr Ile Asn Glu 515 520 525 Tyr Thr Gly Glu Phe Arg Thr Ala Ser Tyr Asp Asn Thr Ile Ala Phe 530 535 540 Ser Thr Ser Ser Gly Gln Gly Gln Gly Asp Leu Pro Pro Glu Lys Thr 545 550 555 560 Tyr Lys Ile Gly Asp Tyr Val Trp Glu Asp Val Asp Lys Asp Gly Ile 565 570 575 Gln Asn Thr Asn Asp Asn Glu Lys Pro Leu Ser Asn Val Leu Val Thr 580 585 590 Leu Thr Tyr Pro Asp Gly Thr Ser Lys Ser Val Arg Thr Asp Glu Glu 595 600 605 Gly Lys Tyr Gln Phe Asp Gly Leu Lys Asn Gly Leu Thr Tyr Lys Ile 610 615 620 Thr Phe Glu Thr Pro Glu Gly Tyr Thr Pro Thr Leu Lys His Ser Gly 625 630 635 640 Thr Asn Pro Ala Leu Asp Ser Glu Gly Asn Ser Val Trp Val Thr Ile 645 650 655 Asn Gly Gln Asp Asp Met Thr Ile Asp Ser Gly Phe Tyr Gln Thr Pro 660 665 670 Lys Tyr Ser Leu Gly Asn Tyr Val Trp Tyr Asp Thr Asn Lys Asp Gly 675 680 685 Ile Gln Gly Asp Asp Glu Lys Gly Ile Ser Gly Val Lys Val Thr Leu 690 695 700 Lys Asp Glu Asn Gly Asn Ile Ile Ser Thr Thr Thr Thr Asp Glu Asn 705 710 715 720 Gly Lys Tyr Gln Phe Asp Asn Leu Asn Ser Gly Asn Tyr Ile Val His 725 730 735 Phe Asp Lys Pro Ser Gly Met Thr Gln Thr Thr Thr Asp Ser Gly Asp 740 745 750 Asp Asp Glu Gln Asp Ala Asp Gly Glu Glu Val His Val Thr Ile Thr 755 760 765 Asp His Asp Asp Phe Ser Ile Asp Asn Gly Tyr Tyr Asp Asp Asp Ser 770 775 780 Asp Ser Asp Ser Asp Ser Asp Ser Asp Ser Asp Asp Ser Asp Ser Asp 785 790 795 800 Ser Asp Ser Asp Ser Asp Ser Asp Ser Asp Ser Asp Ser Asp Ser Asp 805 810 815 Ser Asp Ser Asp Ser Asp Ser Asp Ser Asp Ser Asp Ser Asp Ser Asp 820 825 830 Ser Asp Ser Asp Ser Asp Ser Gly Leu Asp Asn Ser Ser Asp Lys Asn 835 840 845 Thr Lys Asp Lys Leu Pro Asp Thr Gly Ala Asn Glu Asp His Asp Ser 850 855 860 Lys Gly Thr Leu Leu Gly Ala Leu Phe Ala Gly Leu Gly Ala Leu Leu 865 870 875 880 Leu Gly Lys Arg Arg Lys Asn Arg Lys Asn Lys Asn 885 890 53484PRTStaphylococcus epidermidis 53Met Ser Glu Arg Ile Arg Val Arg Tyr Ala Pro Ser Pro Thr Gly Tyr 1 5 10 15 Leu His Ile Gly Asn Ala Arg Thr Ala Leu Phe Asn Tyr Leu Phe Ala 20 25 30 Lys His Tyr Asn Gly Asp Phe Val Val Arg Ile Glu Asp Thr Asp Ser 35 40 45 Lys Arg Asn Leu Glu Asp Gly Glu Ser Ser Gln Phe Asp Asn Leu Lys 50 55 60 Trp Leu Gly Leu Asp Trp Asp Glu Ser Val Asp Lys Asp Lys Gly Phe 65 70 75 80 Gly Pro Tyr Arg Gln Ser Glu Arg Ala Glu Ile Tyr Asn Pro Leu Ile 85 90 95 Gln Gln Leu Leu Glu Glu Asp Lys Ala Tyr Lys Cys Tyr Met Thr Glu 100 105 110 Glu Glu Leu Glu Ala Glu Arg Glu Ala Gln Ile Ala Arg Gly Glu Met 115 120 125 Pro Arg Tyr Gly Gly Gln His Ala His Leu Thr Glu Glu Gln Arg Gln 130 135 140 Gln Tyr Glu Ala Glu Gly Arg Lys Pro Ser Ile Arg Phe Arg Val Pro 145 150 155 160 Lys Asp Gln Thr Tyr Thr Phe Asn Asp Met Val Lys Gly Glu Ile Ser 165 170 175 Phe Glu Ser Asp Asn Ile Gly Asp Trp Val Ile Val Lys Lys Asp Gly 180 185 190 Val Pro Thr Tyr Asn Phe Ala Val Ala Val Asp Asp His Tyr Met Gln 195 200 205 Ile Ser Asp Val Ile Arg Gly Asp Asp His Val Ser Asn Thr Pro Lys 210 215 220 Gln Leu Met Ile Tyr Glu Ala Phe Gly Trp Glu Ala Pro Arg Phe Gly 225 230 235 240 His Met Ser Leu Ile Val Asn Glu Glu Arg Lys Lys Leu Ser Lys Arg 245 250 255 Asp Gly Gln Ile Leu Gln Phe Ile Glu Gln Tyr Arg Asp Leu Gly Tyr 260 265 270 Leu Pro Glu Ala Leu Phe Asn Phe Ile Thr Leu Leu Gly Trp Ser Pro 275 280 285 Glu Gly Glu Glu Glu Ile Phe Ser Lys Glu Glu Phe Ile Lys Ile Phe 290 295 300 Asp Glu Lys Arg Leu Ser Lys Ser Pro Ala Met Phe Asp Arg Gln Lys 305 310 315 320 Leu Ala Trp Val Asn Asn Gln Tyr Met Lys Thr Lys Asp Thr Glu Thr 325 330 335 Val Phe Glu Leu Ala Leu Pro His Leu Ile Lys Ala Asn Leu Ile Pro 340 345 350 Glu Asn Pro Ser Glu Lys Asp Arg Glu Trp Gly Arg Lys Leu Ile Ala 355 360 365 Leu Tyr Gln Lys Glu Met Ser Tyr Ala Gly Glu Ile Val Pro Leu Ser 370 375 380 Glu Met Phe Phe His Glu Met Pro Glu Leu Gly Lys Asp Glu Gln Glu 385 390 395 400 Val Leu Gln Gly Glu Gln Val Pro Glu Leu Met Asn His Leu Tyr Gly 405 410 415 Lys Leu Glu Ser Leu Glu Ser Phe Glu Ala Thr Glu Ile Lys Lys Met 420 425 430 Ile Lys Glu Val Gln Lys Glu Thr Gly Ile Lys Gly Lys Gln Leu Phe 435 440 445 Met Pro Ile Arg Val Ala Val Thr Gly Gln Met His Gly Pro Glu Leu 450 455 460 Pro Asn Thr Ile Glu Val Leu Gly Lys Asp Lys Val Leu Ser Arg Leu 465 470 475 480 Lys Asn Leu Val 54296PRTStaphylococcus epidermidis 54Met Glu Tyr Lys Asp Ile Ala Thr Pro Ser Arg Thr Arg Ala Leu Leu 1 5 10 15 Asp Gln Tyr Gly Phe Asn Phe Lys Lys Ser Leu Gly Gln Asn Phe Leu 20 25 30 Ile Asp Val Asn Ile Ile Asn Lys Ile Ile Glu Ala Ser His Ile Asp 35 40 45 Cys Thr Thr Gly Val Ile Glu Val Gly Pro Gly Met Gly Ser Leu Thr 50 55 60 Glu Gln Leu Ala Lys Asn Ala Lys Lys Val Met Ala Phe Glu Ile Asp 65 70 75 80 Gln Arg Leu Ile Pro Val Leu Lys Asp Thr Leu Ser Pro Tyr Asp Asn 85 90 95 Val Thr Ile Ile Asn Glu Asp Ile Leu Lys Ala Asp Ile Ala Lys Ala 100 105 110 Val Asp Thr His Leu Gln Asp Cys Asp Lys Ile Met Val Val Ala Asn 115 120 125 Leu Pro Tyr Tyr Ile Thr Thr Pro Ile Leu Leu Asn Leu Met Gln Gln 130 135 140 Asp Val Pro Ile Asp Gly Phe Val Val Met Met Gln Lys Glu Val Gly 145 150 155 160 Glu Arg Leu Asn Ala Gln Val Gly Thr Lys Ala Tyr Gly Ser Leu Ser 165 170 175 Ile Val Ala Gln Tyr Tyr Thr Glu Thr Ser Lys Val Leu Thr Val Pro 180 185 190 Lys Thr Val Phe Met Pro Pro Pro Asn Val Asp Ser Ile Val Val Lys 195 200 205 Leu Met Gln Arg Gln Glu Pro Leu Val Gln Val Asp Asp Glu Glu Gly 210 215 220 Phe Phe Lys Leu Ala Lys Ala Ala Phe Ala Gln Arg Arg Lys Thr Ile 225 230 235 240 Asn Asn Asn Tyr Gln Asn Phe Phe Lys Asp Gly Lys Lys Asn Lys Glu 245 250 255 Thr Ile Arg Gln Trp Leu Glu Ser Ala Gly Ile Asp Pro Lys Arg Arg 260 265 270 Gly Glu Thr Leu Thr Ile Gln Asp Phe Ala Thr Leu Tyr Glu Gln Lys 275 280 285 Lys Lys Phe Ser Glu Leu Thr Asn 290 295 55106PRTStaphylococcus epidermidis 55Met Thr Ser Asn His His Ala Pro Tyr Asp Leu Gly Tyr Thr Arg Ala 1 5 10 15 Thr Met Asp Asn Thr Lys Gly Ser Glu Thr Ala Arg Ser Ser

Lys Ser 20 25 30 His Lys Val Val Leu Ser Ser Asp Cys Ser Leu Gln Leu Asp Tyr Met 35 40 45 Lys Leu Glu Ser Leu Val Ile Val Asp Gln His Ala Thr Val Asn Thr 50 55 60 Phe Pro Gly Leu Val His Thr Ala Arg His Thr Thr Arg Val Cys Asn 65 70 75 80 Thr Arg Ser Arg Trp Ser Asn His Leu Glu Leu Ala Val Glu Gly Gly 85 90 95 Thr Asn Asp Trp Gly Glu Val Val Thr Arg 100 105 56442PRTStaphylococcus epidermidis 56Met Phe Phe Lys Gln Phe Tyr Asp Lys His Leu Ser Gln Ala Ser Tyr 1 5 10 15 Leu Ile Gly Cys Gln Lys Thr Gly Glu Ala Met Ile Ile Asp Pro Ile 20 25 30 Arg Asp Leu Ser Ser Tyr Ile Arg Val Ala Asp Glu Glu Gly Leu Thr 35 40 45 Ile Thr His Ala Ala Glu Thr His Ile His Ala Asp Phe Ala Ser Gly 50 55 60 Ile Arg Asp Val Ala Ile Lys Leu Asn Ala Ser Ile Tyr Val Ser Gly 65 70 75 80 Glu Ser Asp Asp Thr Leu Gly Tyr Lys Asn Met Pro Asn Gln Thr His 85 90 95 Phe Val Gln His Asn Asp Asp Ile Tyr Val Gly Asn Ile Lys Leu Lys 100 105 110 Val Leu His Thr Pro Gly His Thr Pro Glu Ser Ile Ser Phe Leu Leu 115 120 125 Thr Asp Glu Gly Ala Gly Ala Gln Val Pro Met Gly Leu Phe Ser Gly 130 135 140 Asp Phe Ile Phe Val Gly Asp Ile Gly Arg Pro Asp Leu Leu Glu Lys 145 150 155 160 Ala Val Lys Val Glu Gly Ser Ser Glu Ile Gly Ala Lys Gln Met Phe 165 170 175 Lys Ser Ile Glu Ser Ile Lys Asp Leu Pro Asn Tyr Ile Gln Ile Trp 180 185 190 Pro Gly His Gly Ala Gly Ser Pro Cys Gly Lys Ser Leu Gly Ala Ile 195 200 205 Pro Thr Ser Thr Leu Gly Tyr Glu Lys Gln Thr Asn Trp Ala Phe Ser 210 215 220 Glu Asn Asn Glu Ala Thr Phe Ile Asp Lys Leu Ile Ser Asp Gln Pro 225 230 235 240 Ala Pro Pro His His Phe Ala Gln Met Lys Lys Ile Asn Gln Phe Gly 245 250 255 Met Asn Leu Tyr Gln Pro Tyr Thr Val Tyr Pro Ala Thr Asn Thr Asn 260 265 270 Arg Leu Thr Phe Asp Leu Arg Ser Lys Glu Ala Tyr His Gly Gly His 275 280 285 Ile Glu Gly Thr Ile Asn Ile Pro Tyr Asp Lys Asn Phe Ile Asn Gln 290 295 300 Ile Gly Trp Tyr Leu Asn Tyr Asp Gln Glu Ile Asn Leu Ile Gly Glu 305 310 315 320 Tyr His Leu Val Ser Lys Ala Thr His Thr Leu Gln Leu Ile Gly Tyr 325 330 335 Asp Asp Val Ala Gly Tyr Gln Leu Pro Gln Ser Lys Ile Gln Thr Arg 340 345 350 Ser Ile His Ser Glu Asp Ile Thr Gly Asn Glu Ser His Ile Leu Asp 355 360 365 Val Arg Asn Asp Asn Glu Trp Asn Asn Gly His Leu Ser Gln Ala Val 370 375 380 His Val Pro His Gly Lys Leu Leu Glu Thr Asp Leu Pro Phe Asn Arg 385 390 395 400 Asn Asp Val Ile Tyr Val His Cys Gln Ser Gly Ile Arg Ser Ser Ile 405 410 415 Ala Ile Gly Ile Leu Glu His Lys Gly Tyr His Asn Ile Ile Asn Val 420 425 430 Asn Glu Gly Tyr Lys Asp Ile His Leu Ser 435 440 57285PRTStaphylococcus epidermidis 57Leu Lys Lys Ile Leu Val Leu Ser Leu Thr Ala Phe Leu Val Leu Ala 1 5 10 15 Gly Cys Asn Ser Gly Asp Lys Thr Asp Thr Lys Asp Lys Lys Glu Glu 20 25 30 Thr Lys Gln Thr Ser Lys Ala Asn Lys Glu Asn Lys Glu Gln His His 35 40 45 Lys Gln Glu Asn Asp Asn Lys Ala Ser Thr Gln Leu Ser Glu Lys Glu 50 55 60 Arg Leu Ala Leu Ala Phe Tyr Ala Asp Gly Val Glu Lys Tyr Met Leu 65 70 75 80 Thr Lys Asn Glu Val Leu Thr Gly Val Tyr Asp Tyr Gln Lys Gly Asn 85 90 95 Glu Thr Glu Lys Lys Gln Met Glu Gln Leu Met Leu Glu Lys Ala Asp 100 105 110 Ser Met Lys Asn Ala Pro Lys Asp Met Lys Phe Tyr Gln Val Tyr Pro 115 120 125 Ser Lys Gly Gln Phe Ala Ser Ile Val Gly Val Asn Lys Asn Lys Ile 130 135 140 Phe Ile Gly Ser Thr Gln Gly Ala Leu Ile Asp Tyr Gln Thr Leu Leu 145 150 155 160 Asn Asn Gly Lys Glu Leu Asp Ile Ser Gln Leu Tyr Glu Asp Asn Lys 165 170 175 Asp Asn Arg Ser Leu Glu Glu Met Lys Asn Lys Ile Glu Ile Val Asp 180 185 190 Ser Gly Ala Ala Gln Lys Ala Asp Asp Pro Asp Lys Asn Ser Ala Asn 195 200 205 Thr Met Ala His Met Arg Ser Gln Ile Tyr Glu Lys Ile Ser Asp Phe 210 215 220 Asp Gly Lys Leu Asp Asn Lys Thr Tyr Leu Trp Asp Asn Ile Arg Ile 225 230 235 240 Asn Asp Asp Gly Asn Trp Thr Val His Tyr Arg Asn His Asp Gly Glu 245 250 255 Ile Met Gly Thr Tyr Lys Ser Glu Lys Asn Lys Ile Ile Lys Leu Asp 260 265 270 Gln Asn Gly Asn Lys Ile Lys Glu Gln Gln Met Ser Asn 275 280 285 58498PRTStaphylococcus epidermidis 58Met Ala Asn Lys Glu Ser Lys Asn Val Val Ile Ile Gly Ala Gly Val 1 5 10 15 Leu Ser Thr Thr Phe Gly Ser Met Ile Lys Glu Leu Glu Pro Asp Trp 20 25 30 Asn Ile Lys Leu Tyr Glu Arg Leu Asp Arg Pro Gly Ile Glu Ser Ser 35 40 45 Asn Glu Arg Asn Asn Ala Gly Thr Gly His Ala Ala Leu Cys Glu Leu 50 55 60 Asn Tyr Thr Val Gln Gln Pro Asp Gly Ser Ile Asp Ile Glu Lys Ala 65 70 75 80 Lys Glu Ile Asn Glu Gln Phe Glu Ile Ser Lys Gln Phe Trp Gly His 85 90 95 Leu Val Lys Ser Gly Asn Ile Ser Asn Pro Arg Asp Phe Ile Asn Pro 100 105 110 Leu Pro His Ile Ser Phe Val Arg Gly Lys Asn Asn Val Lys Phe Leu 115 120 125 Lys Asn Arg Tyr Glu Ala Met Arg Asn Phe Pro Met Phe Asp Asn Ile 130 135 140 Glu Tyr Thr Glu Asp Ile Glu Glu Met Arg Lys Trp Met Pro Leu Met 145 150 155 160 Met Thr Gly Arg Thr Gly Asn Glu Ile Met Ala Ala Ser Lys Ile Asp 165 170 175 Glu Gly Thr Asp Val Asn Tyr Gly Glu Leu Thr Arg Lys Met Ala Lys 180 185 190 Ser Ile Glu Lys His Pro Asn Ala Asp Val Gln Tyr Asn His Glu Val 195 200 205 Ile Asn Phe Asn Arg Arg Lys Asp Gly Ile Trp Glu Val Lys Val Lys 210 215 220 Asn Arg Asn Ser Gly Asp Val Glu Thr Val Leu Ala Asp Tyr Val Phe 225 230 235 240 Ile Gly Ala Gly Gly Gly Ala Ile Pro Leu Leu Gln Lys Thr Gly Ile 245 250 255 Pro Glu Ser Lys His Leu Gly Gly Phe Pro Ile Ser Gly Gln Phe Leu 260 265 270 Ile Cys Thr Asn Pro Asp Val Ile Asn Glu His Asp Val Lys Val Tyr 275 280 285 Gly Lys Glu Pro Pro Gly Thr Pro Pro Met Thr Val Pro His Leu Asp 290 295 300 Thr Arg Tyr Ile Asp Gly Glu Arg Thr Leu Leu Phe Gly Pro Phe Ala 305 310 315 320 Asn Ile Gly Pro Lys Phe Leu Arg Asn Gly Ser Asn Leu Asp Leu Phe 325 330 335 Lys Ser Val Lys Pro Tyr Asn Ile Thr Thr Leu Leu Ala Ser Ala Val 340 345 350 Lys Asn Leu Pro Leu Ile Lys Tyr Ser Ile Asp Gln Val Leu Met Thr 355 360 365 Lys Glu Gly Cys Met Asn His Leu Arg Thr Phe Tyr Pro Glu Ala Arg 370 375 380 Asp Glu Asp Trp Gln Leu Tyr Thr Ala Gly Lys Arg Val Gln Val Ile 385 390 395 400 Lys Asp Thr Lys Glu His Gly Lys Gly Phe Ile Gln Phe Gly Thr Glu 405 410 415 Val Val Asn Ser Lys Asp His Ser Val Ile Ala Leu Leu Gly Glu Ser 420 425 430 Pro Gly Ala Ser Thr Ser Val Ser Val Ala Leu Glu Val Leu Glu Lys 435 440 445 Asn Phe Ala Glu Tyr Glu Lys Asp Trp Thr Pro Lys Leu Gln Lys Met 450 455 460 Ile Pro Ser Tyr Gly Lys Ser Leu Ile Asp Asp Val Lys Leu Met Arg 465 470 475 480 Ala Thr Arg Lys Gln Thr Ser Lys Asp Leu Glu Leu Asn Tyr Tyr Glu 485 490 495 Ser Lys 59516PRTStaphylococcus epidermidis 59Met Lys Ile Phe Lys Thr Leu Ser Ser Ile Leu Val Thr Ser Val Leu 1 5 10 15 Ser Val Thr Val Ile Pro Ser Thr Phe Ala Ser Thr Glu Ser Thr Ala 20 25 30 Thr Asn Gln Thr Gln Gln Thr Val Leu Phe Asp Asn Ser His Ala Gln 35 40 45 Thr Ala Gly Ala Ala Asp Trp Val Ile Asp Gly Ala Phe Ser Asp Tyr 50 55 60 Ala Asp Ser Met Arg Lys Gln Gly Tyr Gln Val Lys Glu Leu Glu Gly 65 70 75 80 Glu Ser Asn Ile Ser Asp Gln Ser Leu Gln Gln Ala His Val Leu Val 85 90 95 Ile Pro Glu Ala Asn Asn Pro Phe Lys Glu Asn Glu Gln Lys Ala Ile 100 105 110 Ile Asn Phe Val Lys Asn Gly Gly Ser Val Ile Phe Ile Ser Asp His 115 120 125 Tyr Asn Ala Asp Arg Asn Leu Asn Arg Ile Asp Ser Ser Glu Ser Met 130 135 140 Asn Gly Tyr Arg Arg Gly Ala Tyr Glu Asn Met Thr Lys Asp Met Asn 145 150 155 160 Asn Glu Glu Lys Asn Ser Asn Val Met His Asn Val Lys Ser Ser Asp 165 170 175 Trp Leu Ser Gln Asn Phe Gly Val Arg Phe Arg Tyr Asn Ala Leu Gly 180 185 190 Asp Ile Asn Thr Gln Asn Ile Val Ser Ser Lys Asp Ser Phe Gly Ile 195 200 205 Thr Lys Gly Val Gln Ser Val Ser Met His Ala Gly Ser Thr Leu Ala 210 215 220 Ile Thr Asp Pro Asn Lys Ala Lys Gly Ile Ile Tyr Met Pro Glu His 225 230 235 240 Leu Thr His Ser Gln Lys Trp Pro His Ala Val Asp Gln Gly Ile Tyr 245 250 255 Asn Gly Gly Gly Ile Asn Glu Gly Pro Tyr Val Ala Ile Ser Lys Ile 260 265 270 Gly Lys Gly Lys Ala Ala Phe Ile Gly Asp Ser Ser Leu Val Glu Asp 275 280 285 Arg Ser Pro Lys Tyr Leu Arg Glu Asp Asn Gly Lys Pro Lys Lys Thr 290 295 300 Tyr Asp Gly Phe Lys Glu Gln Asp Asn Gly Lys Leu Leu Asn Asn Leu 305 310 315 320 Thr Thr Trp Leu Gly Lys Lys Glu Ser Gln Ser Ser Met Lys Asp Met 325 330 335 Gly Ile Lys Leu Asp Asn Lys Thr Pro Leu Leu Asn Phe Glu Gln Pro 340 345 350 Glu Asn Ser Ile Glu Pro Gln Lys Glu Pro Trp Thr Asn Pro Ile Glu 355 360 365 Gly Tyr Lys Trp Tyr Asp Arg Ser Thr Phe Lys Thr Gly Ser Tyr Gly 370 375 380 Ser Asn Gln Arg Gly Ala Asp Asp Gly Val Asp Asp Lys Ser Ser Ser 385 390 395 400 His Gln Asn Gln Asn Ala Lys Val Glu Leu Thr Leu Pro Gln Asn Ile 405 410 415 Gln Pro His His Pro Phe Gln Phe Thr Ile Lys Leu Thr Gly Tyr Glu 420 425 430 Pro Asn Ser Thr Ile Ser Asp Val Arg Val Gly Leu Tyr Lys Asp Gly 435 440 445 Gly Lys Gln Ile Gly Ser Phe Ser Ser Asn Arg Asn Gln Phe Asn Thr 450 455 460 Leu Gly Tyr Ser Pro Gly Gln Ser Ile Lys Ala Asn Gly Ala Gly Glu 465 470 475 480 Ala Ser Phe Thr Leu Thr Ala Lys Val Thr Asp Glu Ile Lys Asp Ala 485 490 495 Asn Ile Arg Val Lys Gln Gly Lys Lys Ile Leu Leu Thr Gln Lys Met 500 505 510 Asn Glu Asn Phe 515 6084PRTStaphylococcus epidermidis 60Gly Thr Pro Leu Glu Leu Val Phe Val Asn Thr Leu Gly Pro Lys Pro 1 5 10 15 Cys Phe Ala Lys Pro Asn Lys Ile Leu Leu Leu Glu Tyr Ile Pro Leu 20 25 30 Phe Val Ala Asp Ala Ala Ala Val Lys Thr Thr Lys Leu Thr Met Pro 35 40 45 Ala Ala Lys Gly Thr Pro Ile Ser Val Asn Asn Leu Thr Asn Gly Leu 50 55 60 Leu Ser Gly Ser Thr Leu Asn His Gly Met Thr Asp Met Ile Thr Ser 65 70 75 80 Lys Pro Pro Ile 6154PRTStaphylococcus epidermidis 61Ser Ser Leu Ser Thr Ile Ile Pro Phe Ser Leu Gly Ala Leu Gly Lys 1 5 10 15 Phe Asn Ser Phe Ile Glu Gln Ile Ile Pro Leu Glu Ser Thr Pro Arg 20 25 30 Asn Trp Ala Ser Leu Ile Thr Ile Pro Leu Gly Ile Thr Ala Pro Thr 35 40 45 Phe Ala Thr Thr Thr Phe 50 62116PRTStaphylococcus aureus 62Met Lys Phe Lys Lys Tyr Ile Leu Thr Gly Thr Leu Ala Leu Leu Leu 1 5 10 15 Ser Ser Thr Gly Ile Ala Thr Ile Glu Gly Asn Lys Ala Asp Ala Ser 20 25 30 Ser Leu Asp Lys Tyr Leu Thr Glu Ser Gln Phe His Asp Lys Arg Ile 35 40 45 Ala Glu Glu Leu Arg Thr Leu Leu Asn Lys Ser Asn Val Tyr Ala Leu 50 55 60 Ala Ala Gly Ser Leu Asn Pro Tyr Tyr Lys Arg Thr Ile Met Met Asn 65 70 75 80 Glu Tyr Arg Ala Lys Ala Ala Leu Lys Lys Asn Asp Phe Val Ser Met 85 90 95 Ala Asp Ala Lys Val Ala Leu Glu Lys Ile Tyr Lys Glu Ile Asp Glu 100 105 110 Ile Ile Asn Arg 1156311PRTArtificial SequenceSynthetic Peptide 63Lys Leu Lys Leu Leu Leu Leu Leu Lys Leu Lys 1 5 10 6436PRTArtificial SequenceSynthetic Peptide 64Arg Leu Ala Gly Leu Leu Arg Lys Gly Gly Glu Lys Ile Gly Glu Lys Leu Lys1 5 10 15Lys Ile Gly Gln Lys Ile Lys Asn Phe Phe Gln Lys Leu Val Pro Gln Pro Glu 20 25 30 35

Claims

1. An isolated hyperimmune serum-reactive antigen consisting of a fragment of SEQ ID NO: 52, wherein said fragment comprises an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of amino acids 89-94, 102-115, 123-129, 181-188, 200-206, 211-235, 239-249, 267-281, 295-310, 316-321, 331-341, 344-359, 365-386, 409-422, 443-453, 495-506, 514-521, 539-547, 553-560, 563-570, 586-596, 621-626, 633-638, 651-657, 666-683, 697-705, 731-739, 761-768, 865-883 and 213-265 of SEQ ID NO: 52, and wherein said fragment is less than 892 amino acids in length.

2. An immunogenic composition comprising the isolated hyperimmune serum-reactive antigen of claim 1.

3. The immunogenic composition of claim 2, comprising at least 2 different hyperimmune serum-reactive antigens.

4. The immunogenic composition of claim 2, further comprising an adjuvant.

5. The immunogenic composition of claim 3, further comprising an adjuvant.

6. A fusion protein comprising the hyperimmune serum-reactive antigen according to claim 1.

7. An immunogenic composition comprising the fusion protein of claim 6.

8. The immunogenic composition of claim 7, further comprising an adjuvant.

9. A method of inducing an immune response in a subject comprising: administering the immunogenic composition of claim 2 to a subject; wherein an immune response is induced in the subject.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the subject is a human.

11. The method of claim 9, wherein the subject has an S. epidermidis infection.

12. A method of inducing an immune response in a subject comprising: administering the immunogenic composition of claim 7 to a subject; wherein an immune response is induced in the subject.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein the subject is a human.

14. The method of claim 12, wherein the subject has an S. epidermidis infection.