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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 10, 2002
Filed:
May. 04, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Steven Poet, Winterville, GA (US);
Branson W. Ritchie, Athens, GA (US);
Victoria Burnley, Athens, GA (US);
Denise Pesti, Athens, GA (US);
Assignee:
University of Georgia Research Foundation Inc., Athens, GA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 3/912 ; A61K 4/800 ; C07H 2/104 ; C07K 1/4005 ; C12N 7/04 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 3/912 ; A61K 4/800 ; C07H 2/104 ; C07K 1/4005 ; C12N 7/04 ;
Abstract
The invention provides a nucleic acid vaccine which is protective against avian polyomavirus infection in a bird which is classified as being a member of the order comprising a nucleic acid vaccine vector comprising a suitable eukaryotic cis-acting transcription/translation regulatory sequence functionally linked to a nucleic acid encoding an immunogenic avian polyomarvirus polypeptide. Methods for preventing avian polyomarvirus infection in a bird classified as being a member of the order, are also provided.