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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Dec. 18, 2007

Filed:

Jan. 31, 2002
Applicants:

David H. Walker, Galveston, TX (US);

Xue-jie Yu, Houston, TX (US);

Jere W. Mcbride, Galveston, TX (US);

Inventors:

David H. Walker, Galveston, TX (US);

Xue-Jie Yu, Houston, TX (US);

Jere W. McBride, Galveston, TX (US);

Assignee:

Research Development Foundation, Carson City, NV (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12P 21/06 (2006.01); C07K 14/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

The present invention is directed to the cloning, sequencing and expression of homologous immunoreactive 28-kDa protein genes, p28-1, -2, -3, -5, -6, -7, -9, from a polymorphic multiple gene family of. Further disclosed is a multigene locus encoding all nine homologous 28-kDa protein genes of. Recombinant28-kDa proteins react with convalescent phase antiserum from an-infected dog, and may be useful in the development of vaccines and serodiagnostics that are particularly effective for disease prevention and serodiagnosis.


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