Title:
COMPOSITION AND METHOD FOR DETECTING EHRLICHIACANIS AND EHRLICHIACHAFFEENSIS ANTIBODY
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2009185037
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:
To provide a composition and method for detecting an Ehrlichia (Ehrlichia canis and Ehrlichia chaffeensis) antibody and an antibody fragment.
The composition containing an isolated polypeptide selected from the polypeptide group consisting of a specific amino sequence is provided. The method for detecting the antibody to Ehrlichia that includes bringing the polypeptide into contact with a test sample suspected to contain the antibody to Ehrlichia under the condition that a polypeptide/antibody complex be formed is provided.
Inventors:
LAWTON ROBERT
O'CONNOR THOMAS PATRICK JR
BARTOL BARBARA ANN
MACHENRY PAUL SCOTT
O'CONNOR THOMAS PATRICK JR
BARTOL BARBARA ANN
MACHENRY PAUL SCOTT
Application Number:
JP2009079010A
Publication Date:
August 20, 2009
Filing Date:
March 27, 2009
Export Citation:
Assignee:
IDEXX LAB INC
International Classes:
C07K14/195; G01N33/53; C07K7/08; C07K14/29; C07K16/12; C12P21/08; G01N33/569; G01N33/68
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Seiji Ohno
Koji Morita
Reiko Tanaka
Yuko Matsuniya
Ken Kitano
Natsuki Ito
Koji Morita
Reiko Tanaka
Yuko Matsuniya
Ken Kitano
Natsuki Ito