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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 01, 2014
Filed:
Nov. 10, 2010
David H. Walker, Galveston, TX (US);
Sunil Thomas, Dickinson, TX (US);
David H. Walker, Galveston, TX (US);
Sunil Thomas, Dickinson, TX (US);
The Board of Regents of the University of Texas System, Austin, TX (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides an isolated and purified heat shock protein 60 (Hsp60) peptide having the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:2. The instant invention is also directed to a vaccine againstcomprising a peptide homologous to the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:2. The instant invention is also directed to an antibody directed against a peptide homologous to the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:2. The instant invention is also directed to a method of determining whether a subject is infected with, comprising the steps of: contacting a sample from a subject with the antibody described herein; and detecting a resulting antibody reaction, wherein a positive reaction indicates the subject is infected with