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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 13, 1998
Filed:
May. 31, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Paul Richard Wood, Lower Templestowe, AU;
Anthony John Radford, Kew, AU;
Theodora Fifis, North Balwyn, AU;
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N / ; A61K / ; C07K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
435-732 ; 4241901 ; 436811 ; 530395 ; 530820 ;
Abstract
A method for the diagnosis of Mycobacterium bovis infection in a susceptible animal, comprises detection in said animal of antibodies against the MPB-70 protein of M.bovis and/or the detection of a cell-mediated immune response of said animal to the said MPB-70 protein. Also disclosed is a recombinant DNA molecule corresponding to all or portion of the M.bovis DNA sequence coding for the MPB-70 protein or a polypeptide having the antigenicity of MPB-70 protein, or degenerate forms thereof, as well as recombinant MPB-70 protein or polypeptide and a process for the preparation thereof.