Chemistry: molecular biology and microbiology – Measuring or testing process involving enzymes or... – Involving viable micro-organism
Reexamination Certificate
2007-10-02
2007-10-02
Swartz, Rodney P (Department: 1645)
Chemistry: molecular biology and microbiology
Measuring or testing process involving enzymes or...
Involving viable micro-organism
C424S009100, C424S009200, C424S130100, C424S164100, C424S184100, C424S234100, C424S248100, C435S004000, C435S007100, C435S007200, C435S040500, C436S501000, C436S536000
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ABSTRACT:
A method for diagnosing the presence in an animal of an infection due to a microorganism in which a test sample obtained from the animal is exposed to a population of the microorganism and the presence of binding of the microorganism by an antibody in the test sample is determined.
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Eda Shigetoshi
Speer Clarence A.
Eisenberg, Esq. Howard
Swartz Rodney P
University of Tennessee Research Foundation
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