Patent ID: 8323660

Claim:
A method of eliciting an immune response against Staphylococcus aureus comprising administering to a subject an effective amount of an isolated antigen comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 142, or an antigenic fragment of SEQ ID NO. 142, wherein the antigenic fragment of SEQ ID NO: 142 comprises the sequence of one or more of amino acids 9-33, 56-62, 75-84, 99-105, 122-127, 163-180, 186-192, 206-228, 233-240, 254-262, 275-283, 289-296, 322-330, 348-355, 416-424, 426-438, 441-452, 484-491, 522-528, 526-544, 527-544, 541-549, 563-569, 578-584, 624-641, 1-42, 6-30, 18-42, 24-53, 209-244, 209-233, 218-244, 395-428, 395-418, 416-428, or 623-647 of SEQ ID NO. 142.