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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 11, 1997
Filed:
Jun. 24, 1994
Jerrold M Ward, Gaithersburg, MD (US);
James G Fox, Harvard, MA (US);
Michael J Collins, Jr, Laurel, MD (US);
Peter L Gorelick, Frederick, MD (US);
Raoul E Benveniste, Bethesda, MD (US);
Joseph G Tully, Germantown, MD (US);
Matthew A Gonda, Walkersville, MD (US);
Bruce J Paster, Lee, NH (US);
Floyd E Dewhirst, III, Medfield, MA (US);
Abstract
An isolated bacterium of the genus Helicobacter, characterized by the 16S ribosomal RNA encoding nucleotide sequence defined in the Sequence Listing as SEQ ID NO:1 is provided. An isolated nucleic acid having the nucleotide sequence defined in the Sequence Listing as SEQ ID NO:1 is provided. Such a nucleic acid can be used for diagnosis of infection with H. hepaticus. A nucleic acid of the present invention in a vector suitable for expression of the nucleic acid is also provided. The vector can be in a host suitable for expressing the nucleic acid. A purified antigen specific for H. hepaticus is provided. A method of making an animal model for chronic Helicobacter infection is also provided.