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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 23, 2003
Filed:
Sep. 05, 2001
Paul A. Sandstrom, Kanata, CA;
Thomas M. Folks, Snellville, GA (US);
Walid M. Heneine, Atlanta, GA (US);
William M. Switzer, Stone Mountain, GA (US);
Jennifer Brown, Sacramento, CA (US);
Abstract
The present invention comprises a spumavirus isolated from a human. More specifically, the spumavirus of the present invention was isolated from a human who had exposure to nonhuman primates. Importantly, the spumavirus of the present invention or antibodies to the spumavirus can be used to detect the presence of spumavirus or antibodies in body fluids, for pathogenicity studies of related viruses, and as a vector for gene therapies. The spumavirus of the invention can also be used for treatment of conditions in humans due to the presence of rapidly dividing cells and for recombinant live virus vaccination.