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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 30, 2006
Filed:
May. 11, 2000
Detlef Hasse, Sunbury, AU;
Michael Panaccio, North Balwyn, AU;
Meri Sinistaj, East St. Kilda, AU;
Agriculture Victoria Services PTY LTD, Victoria, AU;
Pig Research and Development Corp., Australian Capital Territory, AU;
Abstract
The present invention relates generally to therapeutic compositions for the treatment and/or prophylaxis of intestinal disease conditions in animals and birds caused or exacerbated byor similar or otherwise related microorganism. In particular, the present invention provides a novel gene derived fromwhich encodes an immunogenic OmpH peptide, polypeptide or protein that is particularly useful as an antigen in vaccine preparation for conferring humoral immunity againstand related pathogens in animal hosts. The present invention is also directed to methods for the treatment and/or prophylaxis of such intestinal disease conditions and to diagnostic agents and procedures for detectingor similar or otherwise related microorganisms.