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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 05, 2005
Filed:
Feb. 17, 2004
David R. Nelson, Wakefield, RI (US);
David R. Nelson, Wakefield, RI (US);
Abstract
The present invention comprises the identification, characterization and sequencing of a gene within thegenome, the mugA gene, a live, attenuated strain ofwhich comprises a mutated mugA gene, methods of making the strain, vaccines comprising the strain and methods of making such vaccines and administering the vaccines to animals. The invention further comprises vaccines comprised of proteins encoded by the mugA gene, to methods of making such vaccines and administering the vaccines to animals, to vectors comprised of the attenuated strain ofand additional immunizing materials, methods of making the vectors and methods of administering the vectors to animals. Also disclosed are probes, passive vaccines and monoclonal antibodies for the detection and prevention of vibriosis.