US Patent Issued to University of Georgia Research Foundation on Oct. 28 for "Treatment and detection of infection and disease associated with different fungal pathogens" (Georgia Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,453,761, issued on Oct. 28, was assigned to University of Georgia Research Foundation Inc. (Athens, Ga.).

"Treatment and detection of infection and disease associated with different fungal pathogens" was invented by Karen A. Norris (Athens, Ga.), Whitney Rabacal (Athens, Ga.) and Emily Rayens (Athens, Ga.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Described are immunogenic compositions comprising a non-naturally occurring pan-fungal Kex peptide, and methods of using such compositions for the treatment or prevention of infection and/or diseases associated with fungal pathogens (e.g., Pneumocystis, Aspergillus, Candida, or Cryptococcus) in the subject...