Drug – bio-affecting and body treating compositions – Antigen – epitope – or other immunospecific immunoeffector – Parasitic organism or component thereof or substance...
Patent
1995-06-05
2000-03-14
Caputa, Anthony C.
Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions
Antigen, epitope, or other immunospecific immunoeffector
Parasitic organism or component thereof or substance...
4242651, 4242781, 4242361, 4352581, 530412, A61K 39002, C07K 1444, C12N 102
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ABSTRACT:
The invention provides vaccines and methods for preventing or treating intestinal protozoal infections in an animal. In particular, vaccines and methods for prevention or treatment of giardiasis are provided. The invention also encompasses methods of preparing and methods of use of novel toxins, antibodies, vaccine strains and compositions that result from or are used in these methods.
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Ceri Howard
Morck Douglas W.
Olson Merle E.
Bui Phuong T.
Caputa Anthony C.
University Technologies International Inc.
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