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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 29, 2014
Filed:
Aug. 29, 2013
Applicant:
Stichting Dienst Landbouwkundig Onderzoek, Wageningen, NL;
Inventor:
Hilda Elizabeth Smith, Lelystad, NL;
Assignee:
Stichting Dienst Landbouwkundig Onderzoek, Wageningen, NL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01N 63/00 (2005.12); A61K 48/00 (2005.12);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The invention relates to Streptococcus suis infection in pigs, vaccines directed against those infections and tests for diagnosing Streptococcus suis infections. The invention provides an isolated or recombinant nucleic acid encoding a capsular gene cluster of Streptococcus suis or a gene or gene fragment derivated thereof. The invention further provides a nucleic acid probe or primer allowing species or serotype-specific detection of Streptococcus suis. The invention also provides a Streptococcus suis antigen and vaccine derived thereof.