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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 09, 2023
Filed:
May. 09, 2018
Evonik Operations Gmbh, Essen, DE;
Monika Flügel, Steinhagen, DE;
Stefan Pelzer, Gütersloh, DE;
Filip Van Immerseel, Eke, BE;
Richard Ducatelle, Wortegem-Petegem, BE;
Evy Goossens, Wachtebeke, BE;
Sarah Hark, Gütersloh, DE;
Frank Thiemann, Nottuln, DE;
Florian Böhl, Neckargemünd, DE;
Evonik Operations GmbH, Essen, DE;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a method for detectinginduced diseases in animals, the method comprising: a) collecting sample material of a specific animal or of a specific group of animals at consecutive points in time; b) determining the amount of a first marker and a second marker contained in the sample material; and c) determining the ratio of the first marker to the second marker contained in the sample material; wherein the first marker comprises a polynucleotide sequence being specific for thesub-species inducing the targeted disease; and the second marker comprises a polynucleotide being specific for the species; and wherein an increase in the ratio of the first marker to the second marker in the analyzed sample material over time is an indication of the targeted disease.