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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 11, 2012
Filed:
Jun. 06, 2008
Applicants:
Robert John Moore, Ascot Vale, AU;
Julian Ian Rood, Bentleigh, AU;
Anthony Leslie Keyburn, Leopold, AU;
Inventors:
Robert John Moore, Ascot Vale, AU;
Julian Ian Rood, Bentleigh, AU;
Anthony Leslie Keyburn, Leopold, AU;
Assignee:
Australian Poultry CRC Pty Ltd., Armidale, NSW, AU;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 39/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention relates to a polypeptide based toxin that originates from. The invention further relates to immunogenic compositions comprising the toxin and methods to vaccinate animals, for example chickens, such that they are less susceptible to clostridial diseases. Methods to determine whether an animal has been exposed to the toxin, polynucleotides encoding the toxin and attenuated bacteria that express a reduced or less active form of the toxin are also disclosed.