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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 2015
Filed:
Jun. 02, 2011
Yanyan NI, Blacksburg, VA (US);
Yaowei Huang, Blacksburg, VA (US);
Xiang-jin Meng, Blacksburg, VA (US);
Yanyan Ni, Blacksburg, VA (US);
Yaowei Huang, Blacksburg, VA (US);
Xiang-Jin Meng, Blacksburg, VA (US);
Virginia Tech Intellectual Properties, Inc., Blacksburg, VA (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides a novel infectious cDNA clone of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV), particularly for PRRSV strain VR2385; an improved DNA-launched reverse genetics system for PRRSV; infectious chimeric PRRSV viruses generated through DNA shuffling; modified live-attenuated virus vaccines (MLV) using DNA shuffled chimeric viruses; chimeric viral proteins produced through shuffled chimeric viruses; PRRSV antigens and subunit vaccines based on shuffled chimeric viral proteins; and method of producing broadly protective PRRSV vaccines using DNA shuffling techniques.