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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 21, 2007
Filed:
Jun. 14, 2005
Applicant:
Ambrose Cheung, Hanover, NH (US);
Inventor:
Ambrose Cheung, Hanover, NH (US);
Assignee:
Trustees of Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/68 (2006.01); C12N 15/09 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A nucleic acid sequence which regulates the autolytic activity of bacteria is provided. Methods for identifying and using agents which interact with the gene to inhibit bacterial growth and infectivity also are provided.