发明名称 |
DIAGNOSTIC REAGENTS |
摘要 |
There is provided a diagnostic reagent useful to determine whether an animal has a tuberculosis infection or has been exposed to a tuberculosis agent, for example a Mycobacterium. The reagent is useful to distinguish between such an animal and an animal which has been vaccinated against a tuberculosis infection. |
申请公布号 |
US2017097349(A1) |
申请公布日期 |
2017.04.06 |
申请号 |
US201615343522 |
申请日期 |
2016.11.04 |
申请人 |
THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS ACTING THROUGH |
发明人 |
JONES Gareth;VORDERMEIER Hans |
分类号 |
G01N33/569;A61K49/00;C07K7/08 |
主分类号 |
G01N33/569 |
代理机构 |
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代理人 |
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主权项 |
1. A diagnostic reagent comprising a polypeptide comprising amino acid sequence SEQ ID NO:8 or a functional variant thereof, characterised in that the diagnostic reagent elicits a negative diagnostic assay result when a tuberculosis infection assay is carried out on a sample from an animal which has been vaccinated against infection by a tuberculosis agent. |
地址 |
Surrey GB |