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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.

Date of Patent:
Oct. 05, 1999

Filed:

May. 24, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:

Robert N Brey, Rochester, NY (US);

James P Fulginiti, Canandaigua, NY (US);

Algis Anilionis, Pittsford, NY (US);

Assignee:

Praxis Biologics, Inc., West Henrietta, NJ (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K / ; C12N / ; C12N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
4242001 ; 4242341 ; 4242571 ; 4242581 ; 4242721 ; 435 693 ; 4353201 ; 536 235 ; 536 237 ; 5362372 ;
Abstract

This invention pertains to a complementation system for the selection and maintenance of expressed genes in bacterial hosts. The invention provides stable vectors which can be selected and maintained by complementation of chromosomal deletion mutations of purA (adenylosuccinate synthetase), obviating the use of antibiotic resistance genes. This system is useful in production organisms during fermentation and in live vaccine bacteria, such as attenuated Salmonella typhi. This system allows for selection of chromosomal integrants and for selection and stable plasmid maintenance in the vaccinated host without application of external selection pressure.


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