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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:
Dec. 19, 2000
Filed:
Nov. 24, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
F Chris Minion, Ames, IA (US);
Tsungda Hsu, Bronx, NY (US);
Assignee:
Iowa State University Research Foundation, Inc., Ames, IA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K / ; A61K / ; A61K / ; C12Q / ; C12P / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
4241901 ; 4241901 ; 4242641 ; 424489 ; 435-6 ; 435 693 ; 435340 ; 5303884 ;
Abstract
A Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae protein prepared by recombinant DNA or synthetic means, DNA sequences coding for the protein, an expression vector and transformed host containing the DNA sequences, a vaccine based on the protein, a vaccine based on the DNA sequences, methods of treating swine to prevent enzootic pneumonia using the vaccines, and diagnostic tests based on the protein or antibodies raised against it for detecting the presence of Mhyo infection in swine herds.