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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. 09, 1996
Filed:
May. 04, 1993
Applicant:
Inventors:
Shyh-Ching Lo, Potomac, MD (US);
Richard Y Wang, Bethesda, MD (US);
Michael M Hayes, Alexandria, VA (US);
Assignee:
American Registry of Pathology, Washington, DC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q / ; C07K / ; G01N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
435-732 ; 435-71 ; 435870 ; 435974 ; 435975 ; 5303895 ;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a novel mycoplasma isolated from the urine of patients with AIDS. The mycoplasma has unique morphological and pathobiological properties. The invention also relates to the antigens and antibodies of the novel mycoplasma, and methods of detection utilizing these antigens and antibodies. Antigenically and genetically, the mycoplasma is distinct from all other known mycoplasmas.