Chemistry: molecular biology and microbiology – Vector – per se
Patent
1993-02-16
1994-04-12
Parr, Margaret
Chemistry: molecular biology and microbiology
Vector, per se
536 237, 536 2374, C12N 1570
Patent
active
053025300
ABSTRACT:
Disclosed herein is a c-DNA coding for an antigen of B. dermatitidis. The antigen can readily be expressed in quantity at high purity from the cDNA, and the antigen can then be used for assays for the disease. The unique sequence
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Hogan Laura H.
Jones Jeffrey M.
Klein Bruce S.
Houtteman Scott W.
Parr Margaret
Wisconsin Alumni Research Association
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