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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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 21, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 21, 2011
Applicants:
Eric P. Skaar, Brentwood, TN (US);
Glib Pishchany, Antioch, TN (US);
Inventors:
Eric P. Skaar, Brentwood, TN (US);
Glib Pishchany, Antioch, TN (US);
Assignee:
Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 33/569 (2006.01); G01N 33/53 (2006.01); C12P 1/00 (2006.01); C07K 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method of measuring binding between hemoglobin and a microbe of interest includes: providing hemoglobin from a source of interest; contacting the hemoglobin with a microbe of interest; and measuring the binding affinity between the hemoglobin and the microbe, wherein the binding affinity is indicative of microbe virulence in the presence of the hemoglobin.