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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:
Sep. 24, 1996
Filed:
Jun. 17, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
Cheryl I Champion, Culver City, CA (US);
Michael A Lovett, Los Angeles, CA (US);
David A Haake, Culver City, CA (US);
James N Miller, Northridge, CA (US);
David R Blanco, Northridge, CA (US);
Assignee:
The Regents of the University of California, Oakland, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07H / ; C07H / ; C12N / ; C12N / ; C12P / ; C12Q / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
435-6 ; 435 691 ; 435 701 ; 4351723 ; 4352523 ; 43525233 ; 4353201 ; 435810 ; 536 237 ; 536 243 ;
Abstract
A polynucleotide encoding a 17-kD virulence protein, called EppA, from Borrelia burgdorferi is provided. The protein encoded by the polynucleotide of the invention is useful immunologically as a vaccine for Lyme borreliosis caused by B. burgdorferi. Methods and kits for detection of EppA polynucleotide are also provided.