| 摘要 |
The present invention relates to diagnostic tools for veterinary and human use which are used for serodiagnosing ehrlichiosis in mammals, particularly in members of the Canidae family and in humans. The present invention also provides polynucleotides which encode the outer membrane proteins of E. chafeensis. The polynucleotides encode an OMP-1 family of proteins of E. chafeensis and P30 family of proteins of E. canis. The present invention also provides the following isolated proteins ofE. chafeensis OMP-1, OMP-1A, OMP-1B, OMP-1C, OMP-1D, OMP-1E, OMP-1F, OMP-1R, OMP-1S, OMP-1T, OMP-1U, OMP-1V, OMP-1W, OMP-1X, and OMP-1Z, referred to hereinafter collectively as the "OMP family". The present invention also provides the following isolated proteins of E. canis P30, P30-a, P30-1, P30-2, P30-3, P30-4, P30-5, P30-6, P30-7, P30-8, P30-9, and P30-10, referred to hereinafter as the P30 family. The present invention also relates to an assay for diagnosing ehrlichiosis in humans using a recombinant outer membrane protein of E. chafeensis, particularly OMP-1. The present invention also relates to an assay for diagnosing ehrlichiosis in humans and members of the family Canidae using a recombinant outer membrane protein of E. canis, particularly P30. |
