Nippon Zeon Company, Ltd.

Shionogi Company Limited

Kouichi Kamogawa

Noboru Yanagida

Shuji Saito

Sakiko Saeki

Shigemi Aoyama

Yoshikazu Iritani

Kazumi Kodama

Ryohei Ogawa

Yoshiyuki Hayashi

Kazunari Sawaguchi

Antigen proteins of Mycoplasma gallisepticum, genes encoding the antigen protein, recombinant vectors integrated with the gene and hosts transformed with the vector are provided. Diagnostics and vaccine using the antigen protein produced by such hosts are effective for poultry, especially chicken infected with Mycoplasma gallisepticum. Vaccination can maintain poultry free of Mycoplasma gallisepticum infection.

Poultry mycoplasma antigens and recombinant vectors containing the gene

Poultry Mycoplasma antigens and recombinant vectors containing the gene

A recombinant Avipoxvirus having inserted exogenous DNA in a DNA region non-essential to proliferation of Avipoxvirus is provided. The recombinant Avipoxvirus is produced by inserting a promoter and exogenous DNA capable of expression under its control into a DNA region non-essential to proliferation of Avipoxvirus, utilizing DNA coding for a readily detectable enzyme, or, non-homologous DNA fragment.

Recombinant avipoxvirus

A recombinant Avipoxvirus having inserted all or a part of cDNA coding for Newcastle disease virus-derived hemagglutinin neuraminidase in a genome region non-essential to proliferation of Avipoxvirus is provided. The recombinant Avipoxvirus is utilizable as vaccine for fowl.

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Yokohama, Japan

Kouichi Kamogawa