Class 435/7.34 - Streptococcus

Subclass of Class 435 - Chemistry: molecular biology and microbiology
Definition: Subject matter involving bacteria of the genus Streptococcus.
No. of applications: 33
Last issue date: 05/24/2012

Application No.	Application Title	Issue Date
20120129157	Methods and Devices for Rapid Detection and Identification of Live Microorganisms by Aptamers and/or Antibodies Immobilized on Permeable Membranes The invention provides methods, devices and kits for rapid detection and identification of one or more live target microorganisms in a liquid sample or grown on plates containing nutrient media. The invention includes mixing one or more target microorganisms with one or...	05/24/2012
20120034617	ASSAYS FOR BACTERIAL DETECTION AND IDENTIFICATION The invention herein generally relates to kits and methods for detecting the presence of a bacterium in a subject, for example, methicillin resistant S. aureus. In certain embodiments, the invention provides a method of detecting presence of a bacterium in a samp...	02/09/2012
20120003661	METHODS AND DEVICES FOR THE SELECTIVE DETECTION OF MICROORGANISMS Methods and devices are provided for the rapid and specific detection of target microorganisms, cells, and the like. In one embodiment, the methods involve contacting a target microorganism (e.g., in a sample) with a permeabilization reagent that selectively permeabiliz...	01/05/2012
20110171252	Streptococcus suis vaccines and diagnostic tests Described are Streptococcus suis infections in pigs, vaccines directed against those infections and tests for diagnosing S. suis infections. Provided is an isolated or recombinant nucleic acid encoding a capsular gene cluster of S. suis or a gene or...	07/14/2011
20110086369	FLUORESCENT COMPOUNDS FOR THE DIAGNOSIS OF INFECTIONS, PRODUCTION METHOD, AND APPLICATIONS THEREOF The present invention describes novel fluorescent compounds analogous to alkyl phospholipids, containing highly photostable fluorescent groups in the structure thereof and emitting in the visible spectrum wavelength zone. Said compounds are easily introduced to microorg...	04/14/2011
20110020240	Use of bacterial beta-lactamase for in vitro diagnostics and in vivo imaging, diagnostics and therapeutics Provided herein are imaging methods for detecting, diagnosing and imaging pathogenic bacteria or a pathophysiological condition associated therewith using fluorogenic substrates for bacterial enzymes. Fluorescent, luminescent or colorimetric signals emitted by substrate...	01/27/2011
20100278740	STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE PROTEINS AND NUCLEIC ACID MOLECULES Protein antigens from Streptococcus pneumoniae are disclosed, together with nucleic acid sequences encoding them. Their use in vaccines and in screening methods is also described....	11/04/2010
20100216711	Protease-Stable, Cell Wall-Lysing Enzymes The present invention relates to a modified polypeptide with a biological activity to lyse cell walls of bacteria, wherein the polypeptide has no caspase, clostripain, enterokinase, factor Xa, granzyme B, staphylococcus peptidase I (V8 Protease), plasmin, strepto...	08/26/2010
20100159441	MULTI-WAVELENGTH ANALYSES OF SOL-PARTICLE SPECIFIC BINDING ASSAYS The present invention discloses methods for detecting the presence of a complex between a first reagent and a second reagent in solution. In particular, the invention provides methods for qualitative or quantitative detection of an analyte or its specific binding partne...	06/24/2010
20100136057	Virulence of streptococci The invention relates to the field of diagnosis of and vaccination against Streptococcal infections and to the detection of virulence markers of Streptococci. The invention discloses a method for modulating virulence of a Streptococcus, the method comprising modi...	06/03/2010
20100119507	STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES ANTIGENS AND CORRESPONDING DNA FRAGMENTS The present invention relates to antigens, more particularly antigenS of Streptococcus pyogenes (also called group A Streptococcus (GAS)) bacterial pathogen which are useful as vaccine component for therapy and/or prophylaxis....	05/13/2010
20100055721	Surface Enhanced Raman Scattering and Multiplexed Diagnostic Assays Multiplexed lateral flow assays, related methods, and devices are disclosed which are capable of simultaneously detecting multiple analytes. The assays are preferably immunoassays and can be multiplexed spatially, spectrally, and both spatially and spectrally. Multiplex...	03/04/2010
20100047222	Nucleic acids and polypeptides of C1 bacteriophage and uses thereof The full-length nucleic acid sequence of the C₁bacteriophage is disclosed in the present application The specific regions of the C₁genome encoding the PlyC lysin have also been identified and sequenced. The invention relates to the pharmaceutical...	02/25/2010
20100035234	VACCINE ASSAYS The present invention is directed to methods, assays and compositions for implementing such methods and assays for assessing efficacy of individual components in multi-component vaccines and for assessing efficacy of a vaccine against a pathogen. In one aspect, the meth...	02/11/2010
20090269789	ANTIBODIES FOR DETECTING MICROORGANISMS An antibody for detection of microorganisms, a method of detection of microorganisms, and a reagent kit for detection of microorganisms, which is species specific for every species of microorganisms and with which all serototypes within the same species can be detected,...	10/29/2009
20090220513	STREPTOCOCCUS SUIS POLYPEPTIDES AND POLYNUCLEOTIDES ENCODING SAME AND THEIR USE IN VACCINAL AND DIAGNOSTIC APPLICATIONS The present invention relates to the field of Streptococcus. More specifically, the present invention relates to the identification of polypeptides and polynucleotide sequences encoding the same which are involved in the pathogenic mechanism of S. suis. Th...	09/03/2009
20090202528	Surface-Located Streptococcus Pneumoniae Polypeptides The present invention relates to cell-surface-located polypeptides of Streptococcus pneumoniae and their use in immunisation against Streptococcal infection, in diagnosis of Streptococcus and in identification of compounds with anti-Streptococcus ac...	08/13/2009
20090186820	STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES POLYPEPTIDES AND CORRESPONDING DNA FRAGMENTS The present invention relates to antigens, more particularly antigens of Streptococcus pyogenes (also called group A streptococcus (GAS)) bacterial pathogen which are useful as vaccine component for prophylaxis, therapy and/or diagnostic....	07/23/2009
20090162847	RAPID DETECTION OF THE "HIGH-VIRULENT" ST-17 CLONE OF GROUP B STREPTOCOCCUS The present invention relates to polynucleotides enabling the rapid, simple and specific detection of Group B Streptococcus highly-virulent ST-17 clones. The present invention also relates to the polypeptides encoded by said polynucleotides, as well as to antibod...	06/25/2009
20090162369	SYNTHETIC CHIMERIC PEPTIDES The present invention relates generally to chimeric peptides comprising one or more protective epitopes in a conformation enabling immunological interactivity and to vaccine compositions comprising same. The present invention is particularly directed to a chimeric pepti...	06/25/2009
20090087867	BIOSENSOR The invention provides a biosensor comprising a microbe-binding aptamer(s) in the substrate recognition element. It is possible to obtain a stabilized biosensor wherein the detection sensitivity for target microbe (target bacterium) is not impaired depending on the stor...	04/02/2009
20090047691	Method for detecting a microorganism in a liquid sample A method for the detection of a microorganism in a liquid sample, and in particular a method for the quantitative or semi-quantitative detection of a cariogenic microorganism such as a certain bacterium, for example in a saliva sample is described. Moreover, a test stri...	02/19/2009
20090042794	GROUP B STREPTOCOCCUS ANTIGENS AND CORRESPONDING DNA FRAGMENTS The present invention relates to antigens, more particularly antigens of Group B Streptococcus (GBS) (S. agalactiae) which may be useful to prevent, diagnose and/or treat streptococcal infections....	02/12/2009
20080305123	Functional Epitopes of Streptococcus Pneumoniae PsaA Antigen and Uses Thereof Provided is a P4 peptide, which contains functional epitopes of the PsaA protein of Streptococcus pneumoniae, and related methods and compositions. A peptide that comprises the amino acid sequence defined in SEQ ID NO:1 (an example of the P4 peptide) is provided....	12/11/2008
20080254070	Streptococcus pneumoniae proteins and nucleic acid molecules Protein antigens from Streptococcus pneumoniae are disclosed, together with nucleic acid sequences encoding them. Their use in vaccines and in screening methods is also described....	10/16/2008
20080227706	BVH-A2 AND BVH-A3 ANTIGENS OF GROUP B STREPTOCOCCUS Group B Streptococcus polypeptides and polynucleotides encoding them are disclosed. Said polypeptides may be useful for the prophylaxis, diagnostic and/or therapy of streptococcal infection in mammals. Also disclosed are recombinant methods of producing the polyp...	09/18/2008
20080175857	Streptococcus pneumoniae proteins and nucleic acid molecules Protein antigens from Streptococcus pneumoniae are disclosed, together with nucleic acid sequences encoding them. Their use in vaccines and in screening methods is also described....	07/24/2008
20080166701	Immunoassay Method and Immunoassay Kit to Be Used Therein In an immunoassay method using an antibody sensitization particle, the occurrence of false positives is prevented. The immunoassay method of the present invention is an immunoassay method for detecting or quantifying an analyte in a specimen by mixing an antibody sensit...	07/10/2008
20080038268	Streptococcus Pyogenes Antigens The present invention relates to antigens, more particularly an antigen of Streptococcus pyogenes (also called group A Streptococcus (GAS)) bacterial pathogen which is useful as vaccine component for therapy and/or prophylaxis. ...	02/14/2008
20080039386	Methods and Compositions for Diagnosing and Preventing a Group B Streptococcal Infection The present invention provides a group B streptococcal (GBS) surface antigen, designated epsilon antigen, that is co-expressed with the delta antigen on a subset of serotype III GBS. Epsilon is expressed on more pathogenic Restriction Digest Pattern (RDP) III-3 GBS, but...	02/14/2008
20080009022	Immunization of dairy cattle with chimeric gapC protein against streptococcus infection The recombinant production of Gap4, a chimeric GapC plasmin binding protein comprising the entire amino acid sequence of the Streptococcus dysgalactiae GapC protein in addition to unique amino acid sequences from the Streptococcus parauberis and Strepto...	01/10/2008
20070292902	Methods of use of one step immunochromatographic device for streptococcus a antigen A method to determine the presence or absence of Streptococcus Group A antigen in a sample, comprising the following steps: extracting the antigen from the sample in an assay chamber with two or less extraction reagents, wherein the two reagents may be added to t...	12/20/2007
20060234321	Syphilis diagnostic tests and kits The present invention provides methods and kits for determining whether a human subject is infected with T. pallidum, and isolated fragments of T. pallidum protein Tp92 that can be used in the methods and kits of the invention. ...	10/19/2006

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