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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 01, 1997
Filed:
Mar. 02, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Donald P Knowles, Jr, Pullman, WA (US);
Lance E Perryman, Pullman, WA (US);
Assignee:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N / ; C07H / ; C07K / ; C07K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
435-722 ; 435-71 ; 435-792 ; 435-793 ; 435342 ; 4353201 ; 4352523 ; 43525411 ; 435-72 ; 43525233 ; 435-795 ; 435325 ; 436811 ; 436503 ; 436536 ; 530822 ; 530350 ; 5303886 ; 5303895 ; 5303884 ; 530809 ; 536 237 ;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a purified and isolated merozoite protein which is a specific indicator of infection by Babesia equi (B. equi) in horses. This protein contains a conserved region found in all strains of B. equi. It has a molecular weight of approximately 28 KDa and has been successfully purified and sequenced. The isolated and purified merozoite protein is used to prepare antibodies which can then be used in a competitive inhibition enzyme linked immunosorbent assay for the diagnosis of B. equi infection in horses.