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AssigneesIDEXX Laboratories, Inc., Divergence, Inc.
InventorsDavid Allen Elsemore, Laurie A. Flynn, Michael Crawford, Jinming Geng
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Methods, devices, kits and compositions for detecting the presence or absence of roundworm in a mammalian sample are disclosed herein. The methods, devices, kits and compositions of the present invention may be used to confirm the presence or absence of roundworm in a fecal sample from a mammal that may also be infected with one or more of hookworm, whipworm, and heartworm. Confirmation of the presence or absence of roundworm in the mammal may be made, for example, for the purpose of selecting an optimal course of treating the mammal and/or for the purpose of determining whether the mammal has been rid of the infection after treatment has been initiated.
An isolated polypeptide comprising an amino acid sequence at least 80% identical to SEQ ID NOs:
A purified Copro6716 polypeptide.
An isolated polypeptide consisting of SEQ ID NO:3, SEQ ID NO:
A device for detecting the presence or absence of roundworm antigens from a sample;
The device of claim 27, wherein the one or more antibodies do not specifically bind any coproantigen derived from the group consisting of hookworm, whipworm, and heartworm.
A method of detecting the presence or absence of one or more roundworm antigens in a sample, the method comprising:
A method of diagnosing whether a mammal is infected with an intestinal roundworm infection, the method comprising the steps of:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.