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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8143012 | Fuidi herd management schema The invention is a herd management schema based upon the inventor's analysis of the natural history of bovine infection due to Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis (Map) and related genomic variants and upon the ability of two distinct Map E... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8137924 | Method and compositions for detecting botulinum neurotoxin A molecular construct capable of fluorescent resonance energy transfer (FRET), comprising a linker peptide, a donor fluorophore moiety and an acceptor fluorophore moiety, wherein the linker peptide is a substrate of a botulinum neurotoxin selected from the group con... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8088592 | Use of the 7F4 protein in the in vitro diagnosis of infections A method for determining if an individual is infected by Mycoplasma pneumonia, including, determining if antibodies directed against a protein comprising SEQ ID NO: 2 are present in a biological sample of the individual, and deducing therefrom that the indivi... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8058022 | Diagnosis and monitoring of mycobacterium tuberculosis infection Disclosed are methods for detecting protein complexes of sigma factors and interacting proteins in a sample containing Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Such methods are useful for the diagnosis and/or monitoring of tuberculosis in a subject. Also disclosed are met... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8008033 | Fuidi herd management schema The invention is a herd management schema based upon the inventor's analysis of the natural history of bovine infection due to Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis (Map) and related genomic variants and upon the ability of two distinct Map E... | 08/30/2011 |
| 7993865 | Diagnosis, prevention and treatment of Crohn's disease using the OmpC antigen The present invention provides a method of diagnosing Crohn's disease in a subject by determining the presence or absence or IgA anti-OmpC antibodies in the subject, where the presence of the IgA anti-OmpC antibodies indicates that the subject has Crohn's disease. | 08/09/2011 |
| 7993866 | Diagnosis, prevention and treatment of crohn's disease using the OmpC antigen The present invention provides a method of diagnosing Crohn's disease in a subject by determining the presence or absence or IgA anti-OmpC antibodies in the subject, where the presence of the IgA anti-OmpC antibodies indicates that the subject has Crohn's disease. | 08/09/2011 |
| 7993867 | Diagnosis, prevention and treatment of crohn's disease using the OmpC antigen The present invention provides a method of diagnosing Crohn's disease in a subject by determining the presence or absence or IgA anti-OmpC antibodies in the subject, where the presence of the IgA anti-OmpC antibodies indicates that the subject has Crohn's disease. | 08/09/2011 |
| 7981631 | Identification of antigens for use in the diagnosis, treatment and monitoring of periodontal diseases Antibodies, polypeptides, and polynucleotides are provided for the detection, prevention, amelioration and treatment of diseases caused by Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans. ... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7964368 | Evaluating bacterial lethality of containerized food production Procedures and means for evaluating effectiveness of bacterial-lethality, following batch-processed containerized food production operations and aseptic-flow food-production operations as containerized in aseptic-containers, in preparing for non-refrigerated marketi... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7906296 | Detection of The invention provides compositions and methods for the detection of Anaplasma platys polynucleotides and polypeptides. ... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7888054 | DIVA (differentiate infected from vaccinated animals) The invention provides Ehrlichia canis antigens that can be used to detect E. canis infected animals regardless of whether the animals have been vaccinated for E. canis. The invention also provides compositions and methods for determining the pr... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7875435 | Diagnostic testing process A method and apparatus for use in a flow through assay process is disclosed. The method is characterized by a “pre-incubation step” in which the sample which is to be analysed (typically for the presence of a particular protein), and a detection analyte (typical... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7851171 | Identification of antigens for use in the diagnosis, treatment, and monitoring of periodontal diseases Antibodies, polypeptides, and polynucleotides are provided for the detection, prevention, amelioration and treatment of diseases caused by Actinobacillus actinomycetecomitans. ... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7851170 | Hybridomas producing highly specific monoclonal antibodies to detect subspecies Hybridoma cell lines which produce and secrete monoclonal antibodies which selectively bind to Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis have been produced. Cells of M. avium subspecies paratuberculosis in biological samples may be ... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7842473 | DIVA (differentiate infected from vaccinated animals) Ehrlichia canis antigens that can be used to differentiate E. canis infected animals from animals that have been challenged with E. canis, e.g., vaccinated against E. canis, are disclosed. The invention also provides compositions and meth... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7842474 | DIVA (differentiate infected from vaccinated animals) Ehrlichia canis antigens that can be used to differentiate E. canis infected animals from animals that have been challenged with E. canis, e.g., vaccinated against E. canis, are disclosed. The invention also provides compositions and meth... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7838260 | GFP-SNAP25 fluorescence release assay for botulinum toxin protease activity The present invention provides a nucleic acid molecule which contains a nucleotide sequence encoding a SNAP-25 substrate which includes (i) a green fluorescent protein; (ii) a first partner of an affinity couple; and (iii) a portion of SNAP-25 that includes a BoNT/A... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7838259 | Genes of W83 involved in invasion of human cells Compositions and methods are provided for detection and treatment of Porphyromonas gingivalis infection. ... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7833740 | Test system for detecting salmonella Disclosed is a diagnostic test system for detecting Salmonella infections in a sample using monoclonal antibodies specific for SipC-protein. ... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7824875 | Recombinant antigens for the detection of The invention relates to a method for the detection of prior exposure to Coxiella burnetii infection by antibody-based assays using recombinant, immunodominant C. burnetii polypeptides. The invention also relates to the design of biotin or His-tagged | 11/02/2010 |
| 7807395 | Method for the determination of prosthetic infections A method for the laboratory determination of prosthetic infections is described. This method, performed on biological fluids isolated from patients, is based on the detection of antibodies specific for the polysaccharides produced by bacteria colonizing prosthetic d... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7794963 | Use of tetracysteine tags in fluorescence-activated cell sorting analysis of prokaryotic cells producing peptides or proteins A process of in vivo labeling and identifying recombinantly produced peptides or proteins within an unpermeabilized prokaryotic host cell. Recombinant prokaryotic cells expressing a fusion peptide comprising at least one tetracysteine tag were labeled in vivo using ... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7723056 | Particles Lipid vesicle particles capable of being targeted to a cell type of interest, said particle incorporating a peptide which is responsive to a predetermined metabolic signal from the targeted cell so as to modulate the permeability of the particle, said particle furth... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7713715 | Method for diagnosing infections Antigens are removed from the surface of an organism, such as a microorganism, without disrupting the organism and releasing internal antigens of the organism. The free surface antigens of the organism may be used to determine the presence of infection in an animal ... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7700308 | Methods for determining susceptibility to dental caries The present invention provides methods for determining whether a human being is susceptible to dental caries. The methods each include the steps of measuring the amount of α-defensins HNP 1, HNP 2 and HNP 3 in saliva obtained from a human being, and determining whe... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7678550 | FRET protease assays for botulinum serotype A/E toxins The present invention provides clostridial toxin substrates useful in assaying for the protease activity of any clostridial toxin, including botulinum toxins of all serotypes as well as tetanus toxins. A clostridial toxin substrate of the invention contains a donor ... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7659085 | Methods and compositions for the simultaneous detection of multiple analytes Methods and compositions comprising immunoassays for the detection of antigens and antibodies in a sample are described. In particular, the present invention provides assays that are useful for the rapid and simultaneous detection of multiple different antigens and ... | 02/09/2010 |
| 7655427 | Immunogenic proteins of The invention provides novel immunogenic proteins LigA and LigB from Leptospira for use in the development of effective vaccines and antibodies, as well as improved diagnostic methods and kits. ... | 02/02/2010 |
| 7648829 | Method and device for detection A method and kit for detecting Trichomonas vaginalis infection in a human subject are disclosed. In the method, a body-fluid sample such as a vaginal-swab sample or urine is obtained from the subject and contacted with an antibody specific against a Tricho... | 01/19/2010 |
| 7645591 | Method for determining the nature of an infection The present invention relates to differential diagnostics, and provides a method for determining if an infection detected in a patient is of bacterial or of viral origin. In the method chemiluminescence of phagocytic cells induced by non-opsonized zymosan in a blood... | 01/12/2010 |
| 7629137 | Methods and apparatus for detecting bacteria using an acoustic device Methods for detecting bacteria are provided. A plurality of particles, each of which is coated with a capture agent having an affinity for the bacteria, is combined with the sample to form a plurality of analyte-particle complexes. The system also includes a transpo... | 12/08/2009 |
| 7572597 | Diagnostics method Method of diagnosing in an individual recent exposure to an agent which is a pathogen, vaccine or any other moiety which induces a cellular response, said method comprising determining in vitro whether the T cells of the individual recognise a protein from said agen... | 08/11/2009 |
| 7550270 | Ileitis diagnostic assay Improved immunoassays for the protection of antibodies against Lawsonia intracellularis are provided which permit rapid, easy detection of low concentrations of anti-Lawsonia antibodies in animal-derived specimens. The preferred assay is an ELISA assay... | 06/23/2009 |
| 7504229 | Methods for detecting cryET33 and cryET34 polypeptides Disclosed are Bacillus thuringiensis strains comprising novel crystal proteins which exhibit insecticidal activity against coleopteran insects including red flour beetle larvae (Tribolium castaneum) and Japanese beetle larvae (Popillia japonica)... | 03/17/2009 |
| 7498143 | Identification of antigens for use in the diagnosis, treatment, and monitoring of periodontal diseases Antibodies, polypeptides, and polynucleotides are provided for the detection, prevention, amelioration and treatment of diseases caused by Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans. ... | 03/03/2009 |
| 7468256 | Tools for detecting The present invention provides compositions and methods useful for detecting Moraxella catarrhalis. The compositions are antibodies, proteins or nucleic acid sequences specific to Moraxella catarrhalis (M. catarrhalis). The method comprises the ... | 12/23/2008 |
| 7429492 | Multiwell plates with integrated biosensors and membranes The invention provides compositions and methods of detecting binding of molecules to a biosensor. Compositions of the invention comprise a multiwell plate with an integrated biosensor and a membrane. ... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7419788 | Method for screening anti-bacterial agents The invention provides a method of screening for potential anti-bacterial agents being antagonists of the transpeptidase enzyme involved in peptidoglycan biosynthesis in bacteria. The method is suitable for high throughput screening of compounds. ... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7419657 | Treatment of atherosclerotic disorders The present invention relates to the identification of lipid oxidizing abzymes as a key pathogenic factor in atherosclerotic disorders. Methods and means for the reduction of abzyme mediated lipid oxidation in the vascular system are provided as therapeutic approach... | 09/02/2008 |
