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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 04, 2024
Filed:
May. 11, 2021
The Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Surrey, GB;
The Governors of the University of Alberta, Edmonton, CA;
John McGiven, Surrey, GB;
Laurence Howells, Surrey, GB;
Lucy Duncombe, Surrey, GB;
David Bundle, Edmonton, CA;
Satadru Sekhar Mandal, Edmonton, CA;
Susmita Sarkar, Edmonton, CA;
Abstract
There is provided a molecule comprising a chain of seven or more contiguous units of 4,6-dideoxy-4-acylamido-α-pyranose each pair of units joined by a C-Cor a C-Clink, the chain having a terminal end and a reducing end, wherein the pyranose ring in the unit of the chain most distal from the reducing end is linked to a cap structure. The cap structure is not a 4,6-dideoxy-4-acylamido-α-pyranose. There are also provided vaccine compositions comprising the molecule and methods of vaccinating an animal against infection by aorganism, including methods of distinguishing between a vaccinated and an infected animal. There are further provided novel methods of detecting the presence in a sample of an anti-antibody.