Nucleic acid and amino acid sequences of the Omp85 proteins of N.
gonorrhoeae and N. meningitidis, and fragments thereof are useful in
vaccine compositions, therapeutic compositions and diagnostic
compositions for use in the prevention, treatment and diagnosis of
non-symptomatic gonococcal infection or symptomatic disease and
non-symptomatic meningococcal infection and symptomatic disease.
Antibodies are developed to these proteins and also useful in the
compositions and methods described herein.