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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 29, 2003
Filed:
Mar. 17, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Michael Terence Black, Chester Springs, PA (US);
Christopher Michael Traini, Media, PA (US);
Assignee:
SmithKline Beecham Corporation, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12P 2/106 ; C07H 2/104 ; C12N 1/500 ; C12N 1/20 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12P 2/106 ; C07H 2/104 ; C12N 1/500 ; C12N 1/20 ;
Abstract
The invention provides nrdF polynucleotides encoding nrdF polypeptides from and methods for producing such polypeptides by recombinant techniques. The invention also provides polynucleotides having high identity to the nrdF polynucleotides. Also provided are preferred methods for utilizing these polynucleotides and polypeptides as diagnostic reagents and in diagnostic assays to screen for microbial infections in organisms and materials.