IP Library Granted Patent US 8,007,811
Granted Patent B2
US 8,007,811 · App. 11/353,459 · Granted Aug 30, 2011

Polypeptides and immunizing compositions containing gram positive polypeptides and methods of use

Assignee: Epitopix, LLC
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Patent No.
US 8,007,811
App. No.
11/353,459
Granted
Aug 30, 2011
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention provides isolated polypeptides isolatable from a Staphylococcus spp. Also provided by the present invention are compositions that include one or more of the polypeptides, and methods for making and methods for using the polypeptides.

Claims (64)

1. A composition comprising:

at least five isolated polypeptides, each polypeptide having a molecular weight of 88 kDa, 55 kDa, 38 kDa, 37 kDa, 36 kDa, 35 kDa, or 33 kDa as determined by sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis;

wherein the isolated polypeptide having a molecular weight of 88 kDa comprises an amino acid sequence having at least 95% identity to the amino acid sequence of a reference polypeptide, wherein the reference polypeptide has a molecular weight of 88 kDa as determined by sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis, comprises the amino acid sequences depicted in SEQ ID NO:1, SEQ ID NO:2, SEQ ID NO:3, SEQ ID NO:4, SEQ ID NO:5, SEQ ID NO:6, SEQ ID NO:7, SEQ ID NO:9, SEQ ID NO:10, SEQ ID NO:11, SEQ ID NO:12, SEQ ID NO:13, SEQ ID NO:14, SEQ ID NO:15, SEQ ID NO:16, SEQ ID NO:17, SEQ ID NO:19, SEQ ID NO:20, SEQ ID NO:21, SEQ ID NO:22, SEQ ID NO:24, SEQ ID NO:25, SEQ ID NO:26, SEQ ID NO:27, SEQ ID NO:28, SEQ ID NO:29, SEQ ID NO:30, SEQ ID NO:31, SEQ ID NO:32, and SEQ ID NO:33, and is expressed by Staphylococcus aureus ATCC strain 19636 at a greater level when grown in medium comprising 2,2-dipyridyl at a concentration of 1600 μM compared to when grown in the medium without the 2,2-dipyridyl;

wherein the isolated polypeptide having a molecular weight of 55 kDa comprises an amino acid sequence having at least 95% identity to the amino acid sequence of a reference polypeptide, wherein the reference polypeptide has a molecular weight of 55 kDa as determined by sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis, comprises the amino acid sequences depicted in SEQ ID NO:35, SEQ ID NO:37, SEQ ID NO:39, SEQ ID NO:40, SEQ ID NO:41, SEQ ID NO:42, SEQ ID NO:43, SEQ ID NO:44, SEQ ID NO:45, SEQ ID NO:46, SEQ ID NO:49, SEQ ID NO:51, SEQ ID NO:52, SEQ ID NO:53, SEQ ID NO:54, SEQ ID NO:57, SEQ ID NO:58, and SEQ ID NO:59, and is expressed by Staphylococcus aureus ATCC strain 19636 at a greater level when grown in medium comprising 2,2-dipyridyl at a concentration of 1600 μM compared to when grown in the medium without the 2,2-dipyridyl;

wherein the isolated polypeptide having a molecular weight of 38 kDa comprises an amino acid sequence having at least 95% identity to the amino acid sequence of a reference polypeptide, wherein the reference polypeptide has a molecular weight of 38 kDa as determined by sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis, comprises the amino acid sequences depicted in SEQ ID NO:64, SEQ ID NO:65, SEQ ID NO:66, SEQ ID NO:68, SEQ ID NO:69, SEQ ID NO:70, SEQ ID NO:72, SEQ ID NO:75, SEQ ID NO:76, and SEQ ID NO:77, and is expressed by Staphylococcus aureus ATCC strain 19636 at a greater level when grown in medium comprising 2,2-dipyridyl at a concentration of 1600 μM compared to when grown in the medium without the 2,2-dipyridyl;

wherein the isolated polypeptide having a molecular weight of 37 kDa comprises an amino acid sequence having at least 95% identity to the amino acid sequence of a reference polypeptide, wherein the reference polypeptide has a molecular weight of 37 kDa as determined by sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis, comprises the amino acid sequences depicted in SEQ ID NO:80, SEQ ID NO:82, SEQ ID NO:84, SEQ ID NO:85, SEQ ID NO:86, SEQ ID NO:87, SEQ ID NO:89, SEQ ID NO:90, SEQ ID NO:91, SEQ ID NO:94, SEQ ID NO:95, SEQ ID NO:96, SEQ ID NO:97, SEQ ID NO:99, SEQ ID NO:100, and SEQ ID NO:101, and is expressed by Staphylococcus aureus ATCC strain 19636 at a greater level when grown in medium comprising 2,2-dipyridyl at a concentration of 1600 μM compared to when grown in the medium without the 2,2-dipyridyl;

wherein the isolated polypeptide having a molecular weight of 36 kDa comprises an amino acid sequence having at least 95% identity to the amino acid sequence of a reference polypeptide, wherein the reference polypeptide has a molecular weight of 36 kDa as determined by sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis, comprises the amino acid sequences depicted in SEQ ID NO:103, SEQ ID NO:104, SEQ ID NO:105, SEQ ID NO:106, SEQ ID NO:107, SEQ ID NO:108, SEQ ID NO:109, and SEQ ID NO:110, and is expressed by Staphylococcus aureus ATCC strain 19636 at a greater level when grown in medium comprising 2,2-dipyridyl at a concentration of 1600 μM compared to when grown in the medium without the 2,2-dipyridyl;

wherein the isolated polypeptide having a molecular weight of 35 kDa comprises an amino acid sequence having at least 95% identity to the amino acid sequence of a reference polypeptide, wherein the reference polypeptide has a molecular weight of 35 kDa as determined by sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis, comprises the amino acid sequences depicted in SEQ ID NO:112, SEQ ID NO:113, SEQ ID NO:114, SEQ ID NO:115, SEQ ID NO:116, SEQ ID NO:117, SEQ ID NO:118, SEQ ID NO:119, SEQ ID NO:120, SEQ ID NO:121, SEQ ID NO:122, SEQ ID NO:123, and SEQ ID NO:124, and is expressed by Staphylococcus aureus ATCC strain 19636 at a greater level when grown in medium comprising 2,2-dipyridyl at a concentration of 1600 μM compared to when grown in the medium without the 2,2-dipyridyl; and

wherein the isolated polypeptide having a molecular weight of 33 kDa comprises an amino acid sequence having at least 95% identity to the amino acid sequence of a reference polypeptide, wherein the reference polypeptide has a molecular weight of 33 kDa as determined by sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis, comprises the amino acid sequences depicted in SEQ ID NO:126, SEQ ID NO:127, SEQ ID NO:128, SEQ ID NO:129, SEQ ID NO:130, SEQ ID NO:131, SEQ ID NO:132, SEQ ID NO:134, SEQ ID NO:135, SEQ ID NO:136, SEQ ID NO:137, SEQ ID NO:138, SEQ ID NO:140, SEQ ID NO:142, and SEQ ID NO:143, and is expressed by Staphylococcus aureus ATCC strain 19636 at a greater level when grown in medium comprising 2,2-dipyridyl at a concentration of 1600 μM compared to when grown in the medium without the 2,2-dipyridyl.

2. The composition of claim 1 further comprising a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.

3. The composition of claim 1 wherein the polypeptides are isolated from S. aureus ATCC strain 19636.

4. A kit for detecting antibody that specifically binds a polypeptide, comprising in separate containers:

at least five isolated polypeptides, each polypeptide having a molecular weight of 88 kDa, 55 kDa, 38 kDa, 37 kDa, 36 kDa, 35 kDa, or 33 kDa as determined by sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis; and

a reagent that detects an antibody that specifically binds one of the polypeptides;

wherein the isolated polypeptide having a molecular weight of 88 kDa comprises an amino acid sequence having at least 95% identity to the amino acid sequence of a reference polypeptide, wherein the reference polypeptide has a molecular weight of 88 kDa as determined by sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis, comprises the amino acid sequences depicted in SEQ ID NO:1, SEQ ID NO:2, SEQ ID NO:3, SEQ ID NO:4, SEQ ID NO:5, SEQ ID NO:6, SEQ ID NO:7, SEQ ID NO:9, SEQ ID NO:10, SEQ ID NO:11, SEQ ID NO:12, SEQ ID NO:13, SEQ ID NO:14, SEQ ID NO:15, SEQ ID NO:16, SEQ ID NO:17, SEQ ID NO:19, SEQ ID NO:20, SEQ ID NO:21, SEQ ID NO:22, SEQ ID NO:24, SEQ ID NO:25, SEQ ID NO:26, SEQ ID NO:27, SEQ ID NO:28, SEQ ID NO:29, SEQ ID NO:30, SEQ ID NO:31, SEQ ID NO:32, and SEQ ID NO:33, and is expressed by Staphylococcus aureus ATCC strain 19636 at a greater level when grown in medium comprising 2,2-dipyridyl at a concentration of 1600 μM compared to when grown in the medium without the 2,2-dipyridyl;

wherein the isolated polypeptide having a molecular weight of 55 kDa comprises an amino acid sequence having at least 95% identity to the amino acid sequence of a reference polypeptide, wherein the reference polypeptide has a molecular weight of 55 kDa as determined by sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis, comprises the amino acid sequences depicted in SEQ ID NO:35, SEQ ID NO:37, SEQ ID NO:39, SEQ ID NO:40, SEQ ID NO:41, SEQ ID NO:42, SEQ ID NO:43, SEQ ID NO:44, SEQ ID NO:45, SEQ ID NO:46, SEQ ID NO:49, SEQ ID NO:51, SEQ ID NO:52, SEQ ID NO:53, SEQ ID NO:54, SEQ ID NO:57, SEQ ID NO:58, and SEQ ID NO:59, and is expressed by Staphylococcus aureus ATCC strain 19636 at a greater level when grown in medium comprising 2,2-dipyridyl at a concentration of 1600 μM compared to when grown in the medium without the 2,2-dipyridyl;

wherein the isolated polypeptide having a molecular weight of 38 kDa comprises an amino acid sequence having at least 95% identity to the amino acid sequence of a reference polypeptide, wherein the reference polypeptide has a molecular weight of 38 kDa as determined by sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis, comprises the amino acid sequences depicted in SEQ ID NO:64, SEQ ID NO:65, SEQ ID NO:66, SEQ ID NO:68, SEQ ID NO:69, SEQ ID NO:70, SEQ ID NO:72, SEQ ID NO:75, SEQ ID NO:76, and SEQ ID NO:77, and is expressed by Staphylococcus aureus ATCC strain 19636 at a greater level when grown in medium comprising 2,2-dipyridyl at a concentration of 1600 μM compared to when grown in the medium without the 2,2-dipyridyl;

wherein the isolated polypeptide having a molecular weight of 37 kDa comprises an amino acid sequence having at least 95% identity to the amino acid sequence of a reference polypeptide, wherein the reference polypeptide has a molecular weight of 37 kDa as determined by sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis, comprises the amino acid sequences depicted in SEQ ID NO:80, SEQ ID NO:82, SEQ ID NO:84, SEQ ID NO:85, SEQ ID NO:86, SEQ ID NO:87, SEQ ID NO:89, SEQ ID NO:90, SEQ ID NO:91, SEQ ID NO:94, SEQ ID NO:95, SEQ ID NO:96, SEQ ID NO:97, SEQ ID NO:99, SEQ ID NO:100, and SEQ ID NO:101, and is expressed by Staphylococcus aureus ATCC strain 19636 at a greater level when grown in medium comprising 2,2-dipyridyl at a concentration of 1600 μM compared to when grown in the medium without the 2,2-dipyridyl;

wherein the isolated polypeptide having a molecular weight of 36 kDa comprises an amino acid sequence having at least 95% identity to the amino acid sequence of a reference polypeptide, wherein the reference polypeptide has a molecular weight of 36 kDa as determined by sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis, comprises the amino acid sequences depicted in SEQ ID NO:103, SEQ ID NO:104, SEQ ID NO:105, SEQ JD NO:106, SEQ ID NO:107, SEQ ID NO:108, SEQ ID NO:109, and SEQ ID NO:110, and is expressed by Staphylococcus aureus ATCC strain 19636 at a greater level when grown in medium comprising 2,2-dipyridyl at a concentration of 1600 μM compared to when grown in the medium without the 2,2-dipyridyl;

wherein the isolated polypeptide having a molecular weight of 35 kDa comprises an amino acid sequence having at least 95% identity to the amino acid sequence of a reference polypeptide, wherein the reference polypeptide has a molecular weight of 35 kDa as determined by sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis, comprises the amino acid sequences depicted in SEQ ID NO:112, SEQ ID NO:113, SEQ ID NO:114, SEQ ID NO:115, SEQ ID NO:116, SEQ ID NO:117, SEQ ID NO:118, SEQ ID NO:119, SEQ ID NO:120, SEQ ID NO:121, SEQ ID NO:122, SEQ ID NO:123, and SEQ ID NO:124, and is expressed by Staphylococcus aureus ATCC strain 19636 at a greater level when grown in medium comprising 2,2-dipyridyl at a concentration of 1600 μM compared to when grown in the medium without the 2,2-dipyridyl; and

wherein the isolated polypeptide having a molecular weight of 33 kDa comprises an amino acid sequence having at least 95% identity to the amino acid sequence of a reference polypeptide, wherein the reference polypeptide has a molecular weight of 33 kDa as determined by sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis, comprises the amino acid sequences depicted in SEQ ID NO:126, SEQ ID NO:127, SEQ ID NO:128, SEQ ID NO:129, SEQ ID NO:130, SEQ ID NO:131, SEQ ID NO:132, SEQ ID NO:134, SEQ ID NO:135, SEQ ID NO:136, SEQ ID NO:137, SEQ ID NO:138, SEQ ID NO:140, SEQ ID NO:142, and SEQ ID NO:143, and is expressed by Staphylococcus aureus ATCC strain 19636 at a greater level when grown in medium comprising 2,2-dipyridyl at a concentration of 1600 μM compared to when grown in the medium without the 2,2-dipyridyl.

5. A composition comprising:

isolated polypeptides having molecular weights of 88 kDa, 55 kDa, 38 kDa, 37 kDa, 36 kDa, 35 kDa, and 33 kDa as determined by sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis;

wherein the isolated polypeptide having a molecular weight of 88 kDa comprises an amino acid sequence having at least 95% identity to the amino acid sequence of a reference polypeptide, wherein the reference polypeptide has a molecular weight of 88 kDa as determined by sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis, comprises the amino acid sequences depicted in SEQ ID NO:1, SEQ ID NO:2, SEQ ID NO:3, SEQ ID NO:4, SEQ ID NO:5, SEQ ID NO:6, SEQ ID NO:7, SEQ ID NO:9, SEQ ID NO:10, SEQ ID NO:11, SEQ ID NO:12, SEQ ID NO:13, SEQ ID NO:14, SEQ ID NO:15, SEQ ID NO:16, SEQ ID NO:17, SEQ ID NO:19, SEQ ID NO:20, SEQ ID NO:21, SEQ ID NO:22, SEQ ID NO:24, SEQ ID NO:25, SEQ ID NO:26, SEQ ID NO:27, SEQ ID NO:28, SEQ ID NO:29, SEQ ID NO:30, SEQ ID NO:31, SEQ ID NO:32, and SEQ ID NO:33, and is expressed by Staphylococcus aureus ATCC strain 19636 at a greater level when grown in medium comprising 2,2-dipyridyl at a concentration of 1600 μM compared to when grown in the medium without the 2,2-dipyridyl;

wherein the isolated polypeptide having a molecular weight of 55 kDa comprises an amino acid sequence having at least 95% identity to the amino acid sequence of a reference polypeptide, wherein the reference polypeptide has a molecular weight of 55 kDa as determined by sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis, comprises the amino acid sequences depicted in SEQ ID NO:35, SEQ ID NO:37, SEQ ID NO:39, SEQ ID NO:40, SEQ ID NO:41, SEQ ID NO:42, SEQ ID NO:43, SEQ ID NO:44, SEQ ID NO:45, SEQ ID NO:46, SEQ ID NO:49, SEQ ID NO:51, SEQ ID NO:52, SEQ ID NO:53, SEQ ID NO:54, SEQ ID NO:57, SEQ ID NO:58, and SEQ ID NO:59, and is expressed by Staphylococcus aureus ATCC strain 19636 at a greater level when grown in medium comprising 2,2-dipyridyl at a concentration of 1600 μM compared to when grown in the medium without the 2,2-dipyridyl;

wherein the isolated polypeptide having a molecular weight of 38 kDa comprises an amino acid sequence having at least 95% identity to the amino acid sequence of a reference polypeptide, wherein the reference polypeptide has a molecular weight of 38 kDa as determined by sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis, comprises the amino acid sequences depicted in SEQ ID NO:64, SEQ ID NO:65, SEQ ID NO:66, SEQ ID NO:68, SEQ ID NO:69, SEQ ID NO:70, SEQ ID NO:72, SEQ ID NO:75, SEQ ID NO:76, and SEQ ID NO:77, and is expressed by Staphylococcus aureus ATCC strain 19636 at a greater level when grown in medium comprising 2,2-dipyridyl at a concentration of 1600 μM compared to when grown in the medium without the 2,2-dipyridyl;

wherein the isolated polypeptide having a molecular weight of 37 kDa comprises an amino acid sequence having at least 95% identity to the amino acid sequence of a reference polypeptide, wherein the reference polypeptide has a molecular weight of 37 kDa as determined by sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis, comprises the amino acid sequences depicted in SEQ ID NO:80, SEQ ID NO:82, SEQ ID NO:84, SEQ ID NO:85, SEQ ID NO:86, SEQ ID NO:87, SEQ ID NO:89, SEQ ID NO:90, SEQ ID NO:91, SEQ ID NO:94, SEQ ID NO:95, SEQ ID NO:96, SEQ ID NO:97, SEQ ID NO:99, SEQ ID NO:100, and SEQ ID NO:101, and is expressed by Staphylococcus aureus ATCC strain 19636 at a greater level when grown in medium comprising 2,2-dipyridyl at a concentration of 1600 μM compared to when grown in the medium without the 2,2-dipyridyl;

wherein the isolated polypeptide having a molecular weight of 36 kDa comprises an amino acid sequence having at least 95% identity to the amino acid sequence of a reference polypeptide, wherein the reference polypeptide has a molecular weight of 36 kDa as determined by sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis, comprises the amino acid sequences depicted in SEQ ID NO:103, SEQ ID NO:104, SEQ ID NO:105, SEQ ID NO:106, SEQ ID NO:107, SEQ ID NO:108, SEQ ID NO:109, and SEQ ID NO:110, and is expressed by Staphylococcus aureus ATCC strain 19636 at a greater level when grown in medium comprising 2,2-dipyridyl at a concentration of 1600 μM compared to when grown in the medium without the 2,2-dipyridyl;

wherein the isolated polypeptide having a molecular weight of 35 kDa comprises an amino acid sequence having at least 95% identity to the amino acid sequence of a reference polypeptide, wherein the reference polypeptide has a molecular weight of 35 kDa as determined by sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis, comprises the amino acid sequences depicted in SEQ ID NO:112, SEQ ID NO:113, SEQ ID NO:114, SEQ ID NO:115, SEQ ID NO:116, SEQ ID NO:117, SEQ ID NO:118, SEQ ID NO:119, SEQ ID NO:120, SEQ ID NO:121, SEQ ID NO:122, SEQ ID NO:123, and SEQ ID NO:124, and is expressed by Staphylococcus aureus ATCC strain 19636 at a greater level when grown in medium comprising 2,2-dipyridyl at a concentration of 1600 μM compared to when grown in the medium without the 2,2-dipyridyl; and

wherein the isolated polypeptide having a molecular weight of 33 kDa comprises an amino acid sequence having at least 95% identity to the amino acid sequence of a reference polypeptide, wherein the reference polypeptide has a molecular weight of 33 kDa as determined by sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis, comprises the amino acid sequences depicted in SEQ ID NO:126, SEQ ID NO:127, SEQ ID NO:128, SEQ ID NO:129, SEQ ID NO:130, SEQ ID NO:131, SEQ ID NO:132, SEQ ID NO:134, SEQ ID NO:135, SEQ ID NO:136, SEQ ID NO:137, SEQ ID NO:138, SEQ ID NO:140, SEQ ID NO:142, and SEQ ID NO:143, and is expressed by Staphylococcus aureus ATCC strain 19636 at a greater level when grown in medium comprising 2,2-dipyridyl at a concentration of 1600 μM compared to when grown in the medium without the 2,2-dipyridyl.

6. The composition of claim 5 further comprising a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.

7. The composition of claim 5 wherein the polypeptides are isolated from S. aureus ATCC strain 19636.

8. A kit for detecting antibody that specifically binds a polypeptide, comprising in separate containers:

isolated polypeptides having molecular weights of 88 kDa, 55 kDa, 38 kDa, 37 kDa, 36 kDa, 35 kDa, and 33 kDa as determined by sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis; and

a reagent that detects an antibody that specifically binds one of the polypeptides;

wherein the isolated polypeptide having a molecular weight of 88 kDa comprises an amino acid sequence having at least 95% identity to the amino acid sequence of a reference polypeptide, wherein the reference polypeptide has a molecular weight of 88 kDa as determined by sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis, comprises the amino acid sequences depicted in SEQ ID NO:1, SEQ ID NO:2, SEQ ID NO:3, SEQ ID NO:4, SEQ ID NO:5, SEQ ID NO:6, SEQ ID NO:7, SEQ ID NO:9, SEQ NO:10, SEQ ID NO:11, SEQ ID NO:12, SEQ ID NO:13, SEQ ID NO:14, SEQ ID NO:15, SEQ ID NO:16, SEQ ID NO:17, SEQ ID NO:19, SEQ ID NO:20, SEQ ID NO:21, SEQ ID NO:22, SEQ ID NO:24, SEQ ID NO:25, SEQ ID NO:26, SEQ ID NO:27, SEQ ID NO:28, SEQ ID NO:29, SEQ ID NO:30, SEQ ID NO:31, SEQ ID NO:32, and SEQ ID NO:33, and is expressed by Staphylococcus aureus ATCC strain 19636 at a greater level when grown in medium comprising 2,2-dipyridyl at a concentration of 1600 μM compared to when grown in the medium without the 2,2-dipyridyl;

wherein the isolated polypeptide having a molecular weight of 55 kDa comprises an amino acid sequence having at least 95% identity to the amino acid sequence of a reference polypeptide, wherein the reference polypeptide has a molecular weight of 55 kDa as determined by sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis, comprises the amino acid sequences depicted in SEQ ID NO:35, SEQ ID NO:37, SEQ ID NO:39, SEQ ID NO:40, SEQ ID NO:41, SEQ ID NO:42, SEQ ID NO:43, SEQ ID NO:44, SEQ ID NO:45, SEQ ID NO:46, SEQ ID NO:49, SEQ ID NO:51, SEQ ID NO:52, SEQ ID NO:53, SEQ ID NO:54, SEQ ID NO:57, SEQ ID NO:58, and SEQ ID NO:59, and is expressed by Staphylococcus aureus ATCC strain 19636 at a greater level when grown in medium comprising 2,2-dipyridyl at a concentration of 1600 μM compared to when grown in the medium without the 2,2-dipyridyl;

wherein the isolated polypeptide having a molecular weight of 38 kDa comprises an amino acid sequence having at least 95% identity to the amino acid sequence of a reference polypeptide, wherein the reference polypeptide has a molecular weight of 38 kDa as determined by sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis, comprises the amino acid sequences depicted in SEQ ID NO:64, SEQ ID NO:65, SEQ ID NO:66, SEQ ID NO:68, SEQ ID NO:69, SEQ ID NO:70, SEQ ID NO:72, SEQ ID NO:75, SEQ ID NO:76, and SEQ ID NO:77, and is expressed by Staphylococcus aureus ATCC strain 19636 at a greater level when grown in medium comprising 2,2-dipyridyl at a concentration of 1600 μM compared to when grown in the medium without the 2,2-dipyridyl;

wherein the isolated polypeptide having a molecular weight of 37 kDa comprises an amino acid sequence having at least 95% identity to the amino acid sequence of a reference polypeptide, wherein the reference polypeptide has a molecular weight of 37 kDa as determined by sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis, comprises the amino acid sequences depicted in SEQ ID NO:80, SEQ ID NO:82, SEQ ID NO:84, SEQ ID NO:85, SEQ ID NO:86, SEQ ID NO:87, SEQ ID NO:89, SEQ ID NO:90, SEQ ID NO:91, SEQ ID NO:94, SEQ ID NO:95, SEQ ID NO:96, SEQ ID NO:97, SEQ ID NO:99, SEQ ID NO:100, and SEQ ID NO:101, and is expressed by Staphylococcus aureus ATCC strain 19636 at a greater level when grown in medium comprising 2,2-dipyridyl at a concentration of 1600 μM compared to when grown in the medium without the 2,2-dipyridyl;

wherein the isolated polypeptide having a molecular weight of 36 kDa comprises an amino acid sequence having at least 95% identity to the amino acid sequence of a reference polypeptide, wherein the reference polypeptide has a molecular weight of 36 kDa as determined by sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis, comprises the amino acid sequences depicted in SEQ ID NO:103, SEQ ID NO:104, SEQ ID NO:105, SEQ ID NO:106, SEQ ID NO:107, SEQ ID NO:108, SEQ ID NO:109, and SEQ ID NO:110, and is expressed by Staphylococcus aureus ATCC strain 19636 at a greater level when grown in medium comprising 2,2-dipyridyl at a concentration of 1600 μM compared to when grown in the medium without the 2,2-dipyridyl;

wherein the isolated polypeptide having a molecular weight of 35 kDa comprises an amino acid sequence having at least 95% identity to the amino acid sequence of a reference polypeptide, wherein the reference polypeptide has a molecular weight of 35 kDa as determined by sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis, comprises the amino acid sequences depicted in SEQ ID NO:112, SEQ ID NO:113, SEQ ID NO:114, SEQ ID NO:115, SEQ ID NO:116, SEQ ID NO:117, SEQ ID NO:118, SEQ ID NO:119, SEQ ID NO:120, SEQ ID NO:121, SEQ ID NO:122, SEQ ID NO:123, and SEQ ID NO:124, and is expressed by Staphylococcus aureus ATCC strain 19636 at a greater level when grown in medium comprising 2,2-dipyridyl at a concentration of 1600 μM compared to when grown in the medium without the 2,2-dipyridyl; and

wherein the isolated polypeptide having a molecular weight of 33 kDa comprises an amino acid sequence having at least 95% identity to the amino acid sequence of a reference polypeptide, wherein the reference polypeptide has a molecular weight of 33 kDa as determined by sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis, comprises the amino acid sequences depicted in SEQ ID NO:126, SEQ ID NO:127, SEQ ID NO:128, SEQ ID NO:129, SEQ ID NO:130, SEQ ID NO:131, SEQ ID NO:132, SEQ ID NO:134, SEQ ID NO:135, SEQ ID NO:136, SEQ ID NO:137, SEQ ID NO:138, SEQ ID NO:140, SEQ ID NO:142, and SEQ ID NO:143, and is expressed by Staphylococcus aureus ATCC strain 19636 at a greater level when grown in medium comprising 2,2-dipyridyl at a concentration of 1600 μM compared to when grown in the medium without the 2,2-dipyridyl.

9. A composition comprising:

at least two isolated polypeptides, each polypeptide having a molecular weight of 88 kDa, 55 kDa, 35 kDa, or 33 kDa as determined by sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis; and

at least one isolated polypeptide having a molecular weight of 38 kDa, 37 kDa, or 36 kDa as determined by sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis;

wherein the isolated polypeptide having a molecular weight of 88 kDa comprises an amino acid sequence having at least 95% identity to the amino acid sequence of a reference polypeptide, wherein the reference polypeptide has a molecular weight of 88 kDa as determined by sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis, comprises the amino acid sequences depicted in SEQ ID NO:1, SEQ ID NO:2, SEQ ID NO:3, SEQ ID NO:4, SEQ ID NO:5, SEQ ID NO:6, SEQ ID NO:7, SEQ ID NO:9, SEQ ID NO:10, SEQ ID NO:11, SEQ ID NO:12, SEQ ID NO:13, SEQ ID NO:14, SEQ ID NO:15, SEQ ID NO:16, SEQ ID NO:17, SEQ ID NO:19, SEQ ID NO:20, SEQ ID NO:21, SEQ ID NO:22, SEQ ID NO:24, SEQ ID NO:25, SEQ ID NO:26, SEQ ID NO:27, SEQ ID NO:28, SEQ ID NO:29, SEQ ID NO:30, SEQ ID NO:31, SEQ ID NO:32, and SEQ ID NO:33, and is expressed by Staphylococcus aureus ATCC strain 19636 at a greater level when grown in medium comprising 2,2-dipyridyl at a concentration of 1600 μM compared to when grown in the medium without the 2,2-dipyridyl;

wherein the isolated polypeptide having a molecular weight of 55 kDa comprises an amino acid sequence having at least 95% identity to the amino acid sequence of a reference polypeptide, wherein the reference polypeptide has a molecular weight of 55 kDa as determined by sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis, comprises the amino acid sequences depicted in SEQ ID NO:35, SEQ ID NO:37, SEQ ID NO:39, SEQ ID NO:40, SEQ ID NO:41, SEQ ID NO:42, SEQ ID NO:43, SEQ ID NO:44, SEQ ID NO:45, SEQ ID NO:46, SEQ ID NO:49, SEQ ID NO:51, SEQ ID NO:52, SEQ ID NO:53, SEQ ID NO:54, SEQ ID NO:57, SEQ ID NO:58, and SEQ ID NO:59, and is expressed by Staphylococcus aureus ATCC strain 19636 at a greater level when grown in medium comprising 2,2-dipyridyl at a concentration of 1600 μM compared to when grown in the medium without the 2,2-dipyridyl;

wherein the isolated polypeptide having a molecular weight of 38 kDa comprises an amino acid sequence having at least 95% identity to the amino acid sequence of a reference polypeptide, wherein the reference polypeptide has a molecular weight of 38 kDa as determined by sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis, comprises the amino acid sequences depicted in SEQ ID NO:64, SEQ ID NO:65, SEQ ID NO:66, SEQ ID NO:68, SEQ ID NO:69, SEQ ID NO:70, SEQ ID NO:72, SEQ ID NO:75, SEQ ID NO:76, and SEQ ID NO:77, and is expressed by Staphylococcus aureus ATCC strain 19636 at a greater level when grown in medium comprising 2,2-dipyridyl at a concentration of 1600 μM compared to when grown in the medium without the 2,2-dipyridyl;

wherein the isolated polypeptide having a molecular weight of 37 kDa comprises an amino acid sequence having at least 95% identity to the amino acid sequence of a reference polypeptide, wherein the reference polypeptide has a molecular weight of 37 kDa as determined by sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis, comprises the amino acid sequences depicted in SEQ ID NO:80, SEQ ID NO:82, SEQ ID NO:84, SEQ ID NO:85, SEQ ID NO:86, SEQ ID NO:87, SEQ ID NO:89, SEQ ID NO:90, SEQ ID NO:91, SEQ ID NO:94, SEQ ID NO:95, SEQ ID NO:96, SEQ ID NO:97, SEQ ID NO:99, SEQ ID NO:100, and SEQ ID NO:101, and is expressed by Staphylococcus aureus ATCC strain 19636 at a greater level when grown in medium comprising 2,2-dipyridyl at a concentration of 1600 μM compared to when grown in the medium without the 2,2-dipyridyl;

wherein the isolated polypeptide having a molecular weight of 36 kDa comprises an amino acid sequence having at least 95% identity to the amino acid sequence of a reference polypeptide, wherein the reference polypeptide has a molecular weight of 36 kDa as determined by sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis, comprises the amino acid sequences depicted in SEQ ID NO:103, SEQ ID NO:104, SEQ ID NO:105, SEQ ID NO:106, SEQ ID NO:107, SEQ ID NO:108, SEQ ID NO:109, and SEQ ID NO:110, and is expressed by Staphylococcus aureus ATCC strain 19636 at a greater level when grown in medium comprising 2,2-dipyridyl at a concentration of 1600 μM compared to when grown in the medium without the 2,2-dipyridyl;

wherein the isolated polypeptide having a molecular weight of 35 kDa comprises an amino acid sequence having at least 95% identity to the amino acid sequence of a reference polypeptide, wherein the reference polypeptide has a molecular weight of 35 kDa as determined by sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis, comprises the amino acid sequences depicted in SEQ ID NO:112, SEQ ID NO:113, SEQ ID NO:114, SEQ ID NO:115, SEQ ID NO:116, SEQ ID NO:117, SEQ ID NO:118, SEQ ID NO:119, SEQ ID NO:120, SEQ ID NO:121, SEQ ID NO:122, SEQ ID NO:123, and SEQ ID NO:124, and is expressed by Staphylococcus aureus ATCC strain 19636 at a greater level when grown in medium comprising 2,2-dipyridyl at a concentration of 1600 μM compared to when grown in the medium without the 2,2-dipyridyl; and

wherein the isolated polypeptide having a molecular weight of 33 kDa comprises an amino acid sequence having at least 95% identity to the amino acid sequence of a reference polypeptide, wherein the reference polypeptide has a molecular weight of 33 kDa as determined by sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis, comprises the amino acid sequences depicted in SEQ ID NO:126, SEQ ID NO:127, SEQ ID NO:128, SEQ ID NO:129, SEQ ID NO:130, SEQ ID NO:131, SEQ ID NO:132, SEQ ID NO:134, SEQ ID NO:135, SEQ ID NO:136, SEQ ID NO:137, SEQ ID NO:138, SEQ ID NO:140, SEQ ID NO:142, and SEQ ID NO:143, and is expressed by Staphylococcus aureus ATCC strain 19636 at a greater level when grown in medium comprising 2,2-dipyridyl at a concentration of 1600 μM compared to when grown in the medium without the 2,2-dipyridyl.

10. The composition of claim 9 further comprising a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.

11. The composition of claim 9 wherein the polypeptides are isolated from S. aureus ATCC strain 19636.

12. A kit for detecting antibody that specifically binds a polypeptide, comprising in separate containers:

at least two isolated polypeptides, each polypeptide having a molecular weight of 88 kDa, 55 kDa, 38 kDa, 37 kDa, 36 kDa, 35 kDa, or 33 kDa as determined by sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis; and

a reagent that detects an antibody that specifically binds one of the polypeptides;

wherein the isolated polypeptide having a molecular weight of 88 kDa comprises an amino acid sequence having at least 95% identity to the amino acid sequence of a reference polypeptide, wherein the reference polypeptide has a molecular weight of 88 kDa as determined by sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis, comprises the amino acid sequences depicted in SEQ ID NO:1, SEQ ID NO:2, SEQ ID NO:3, SEQ ID NO:4, SEQ ID NO:5, SEQ ID NO:6, SEQ ID NO:7, SEQ ID NO:9, SEQ ID NO:10, SEQ ID NO:11, SEQ ID NO:12, SEQ ID NO:13, SEQ ID NO:14, SEQ ID NO:15, SEQ ID NO:16, SEQ ID NO:17, SEQ ID NO:19, SEQ ID NO:20, SEQ ID NO:21, SEQ ID NO:22, SEQ ID NO:24, SEQ ID NO:25, SEQ ID NO:26, SEQ ID NO:27, SEQ ID NO:28, SEQ ID NO:29, SEQ ID NO:30, SEQ ID NO:31, SEQ ID NO:32, and SEQ ID NO:33, and is expressed by Staphylococcus aureus ATCC strain 19636 at a greater level when grown in medium comprising 2,2-dipyridyl at a concentration of 1600 μM compared to when grown in the medium without the 2,2-dipyridyl;

wherein the isolated polypeptide having a molecular weight of 55 kDa comprises an amino acid sequence having at least 95% identity to the amino acid sequence of a reference polypeptide, wherein the reference polypeptide has a molecular weight of 55 kDa as determined by sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis, comprises the amino acid sequences depicted in SEQ ID NO:35, SEQ ID NO:37, SEQ ID NO:39, SEQ ID NO:40, SEQ ID NO:41, SEQ ID NO:42, SEQ ID NO:43, SEQ ID NO:44, SEQ ID NO:45, SEQ ID NO:46, SEQ ID NO:49, SEQ ID NO:51, SEQ ID NO:52, SEQ ID NO:53, SEQ ID NO:54, SEQ ID NO:57, SEQ ID NO:58, and SEQ ID NO:59, and is expressed by Staphylococcus aureus ATCC strain 19636 at a greater level when grown in medium comprising 2,2-dipyridyl at a concentration of 1600 μM compared to when grown in the medium without the 2,2-dipyridyl;

wherein the isolated polypeptide having a molecular weight of 38 kDa comprises an amino acid sequence having at least 95% identity to the amino acid sequence of a reference polypeptide, wherein the reference polypeptide has a molecular weight of 38 kDa as determined by sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis, comprises the amino acid sequences depicted in SEQ ID NO:64, SEQ ID NO:65, SEQ ID NO:66, SEQ ID NO:68, SEQ ID NO:69, SEQ ID NO:70, SEQ ID NO:72, SEQ ID NO:75, SEQ ID NO:76, and SEQ ID NO:77, and is expressed by Staphylococcus aureus ATCC strain 19636 at a greater level when grown in medium comprising 2,2-dipyridyl at a concentration of 1600 μM compared to when grown in the medium without the 2,2-dipyridyl;

wherein the isolated polypeptide having a molecular weight of 37 kDa comprises an amino acid sequence having at least 95% identity to the amino acid sequence of a reference polypeptide, wherein the reference polypeptide has a molecular weight of 37 kDa as determined by sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis, comprises the amino acid sequences depicted in SEQ ID NO:80, SEQ ID NO:82, SEQ ID NO:84, SEQ ID NO:85, SEQ ID NO:86, SEQ ID NO:87, SEQ ID NO:89, SEQ ID NO:90, SEQ ID NO:91, SEQ ID NO:94, SEQ ID NO:95, SEQ ID NO:96, SEQ ID NO:97, SEQ ID NO:99, SEQ ID NO:100, and SEQ ID NO:101, and is expressed by Staphylococcus aureus ATCC strain 19636 at a greater level when grown in medium comprising 2,2-dipyridyl at a concentration of 1600 μM compared to when grown in the medium without the 2,2-dipyridyl;

wherein the isolated polypeptide having a molecular weight of 36 kDa comprises an amino acid sequence having at least 95% identity to the amino acid sequence of a reference polypeptide, wherein the reference polypeptide has a molecular weight of 36 kDa as determined by sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis, comprises the amino acid sequences depicted in SEQ ID NO:103, SEQ ID NO:104, SEQ ID NO:105, SEQ ID NO:106, SEQ ID NO:107, SEQ ID NO:108, SEQ ID NO:109, and SEQ ID NO:110, and is expressed by Staphylococcus aureus ATCC strain 19636 at a greater level when grown in medium comprising 2,2-dipyridyl at a concentration of 1600 μM compared to when grown in the medium without the 2,2-dipyridyl;

wherein the isolated polypeptide having a molecular weight of 35 kDa comprises an amino acid sequence having at least 95% identity to the amino acid sequence of a reference polypeptide, wherein the reference polypeptide has a molecular weight of 35 kDa as determined by sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis, comprises the amino acid sequences depicted in SEQ ID NO:112, SEQ ID NO:113, SEQ ID NO:114, SEQ ID NO:115, SEQ ID NO:116, SEQ ID NO:117, SEQ ID NO:118, SEQ ID NO:119, SEQ ID NO:120, SEQ ID NO:121, SEQ ID NO:122, SEQ ID NO:123, and SEQ ID NO:124, and is expressed by Staphylococcus aureus ATCC strain 19636 at a greater level when grown in medium comprising 2,2-dipyridyl at a concentration of 1600 μM compared to when grown in the medium without the 2,2-dipyridyl; and

wherein the isolated polypeptide having a molecular weight of 33 kDa comprises an amino acid sequence having at least 95% identity to the amino acid sequence of a reference polypeptide, wherein the reference polypeptide has a molecular weight of 33 kDa as determined by sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis, comprises the amino acid sequences depicted in SEQ ID NO:126, SEQ ID NO:127, SEQ ID NO:128, SEQ ID NO:129, SEQ ID NO:130, SEQ ID NO:131, SEQ ID NO:132, SEQ ID NO:134, SEQ ID NO:135, SEQ ID NO:136, SEQ ID NO:137, SEQ ID NO:138, SEQ ID NO:140, SEQ ID NO:142, and SEQ ID NO:143, and is expressed by Staphylococcus aureus ATCC strain 19636 at a greater level when grown in medium comprising 2,2-dipyridyl at a concentration of 1600 μM compared to when grown in the medium without the 2,2-dipyridyl.

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