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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 27, 2001
Filed:
Mar. 22, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Montserrat Daban, Barcelona, ES;
Enric Espuña, Girona, ES;
Andres Medrano, Barcelona, ES;
Enrique Querol, Barcelona, ES;
Assignee:
Laboratorios Hipra S.A., Amer, ES;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 1/509 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 1/509 ;
Abstract
The present invention relates to the gene of transferrin-binding protein 1 (Tbp1) of,, its use to prepare products for vaccination against porcine pleuropneumonia and as diagnostic reagents. The invention also relates to the use of Tbp1 or fragments thereof to produce monoclonal or polyclonal antibodies to be used in diagnostic kits. The invention also relates to the use of Tbp1 or fragments thereof, alone or combined to other virulence factors of the pathogen, as vaccination products against porcine pleuropneumonia.