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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 18, 1989
Filed:
Dec. 02, 1986
Applicant:
Inventors:
D Scott Adams, Pullman, WA (US);
Irwin C McGuire, Jr, Pullman, WA (US);
Assignee:
ProScience Corporation, Sterling, VA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N / ; G01N / ; C12Q / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
435-7 ; 435-4 ; 435 29 ; 435 36 ; 435820 ; 435883 ; 436501 ; 436518 ; 436811 ; 530350 ; 530825 ;
Abstract
The present invention relates to (1) an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) for detection in milk of antibodies of any isotype which are specific for Staphylococcus aureus proteins in molecular weights ranging from 18,000 to 26,000 daltons, (2) a process for production and purification of said proteins, (3) a method of performing said ELISA utilizing said proteins and (4) use of said ELISA for detection of intramammary infection by S. aureus.