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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 20, 2008
Filed:
Apr. 22, 2003
Applicant:
Michael H. Walter, Cedar Falls, IA (US);
Inventor:
Michael H. Walter, Cedar Falls, IA (US);
Assignee:
University of Northern Iowa Research Foundation, Cedar Falls, IA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/70 (2006.01); C12P 21/02 (2006.01); C07K 1/00 (2006.01); A61K 8/96 (2006.01); A61K 38/43 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The invention provides bacteriophages that infectbacteria, including, and compositions containing the bacteriophages. The invention also provides methods for using the bacteriophages of the invention to prevent and treat infection of an organism bybacteria. Methods and materials to decontaminate a surface or an organism that is contaminated withbacteria orspores is also provided.