Vaccine for runting-stunting syndrome
AssigneeUniversity of Georgia Research Foundation, Inc.
InventorsEGBERT MUNDT, Holly S. Sellers, Guillermo Zavala
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Abstract
The present invention includes polypeptides, polynucleotides, antibodies, and vaccines associated with Runting Stunting Syndrome (RSS) in poultry. The present invention also includes diagnostic methods based on such polypeptides, polynucleotides, and antibodies and methods of protecting poultry, including chickens, against RSS by the administration of such polypeptides, polynucleotides, antibodies, and vaccines.
Claims20
A polypeptide comprising an amino acid sequence with at least about 75% sequence identity to the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:2, a truncation, or fragment thereof.
A polypeptide comprising at least ten consecutive amino acids of SEQ ID NO:2 or at least ten consecutive amino acids of residues 1 to 743 of SEQ ID NO:2.
An oligonucleotide primer selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO:3, SEQ ID NO:4, SEQ ID NO:5, SEQ ID NO:6, SEQ ID NO:7, SEQ ID NO:8, SEQ ID NO:9, SEQ ID NO:10. SEQ ID NO:11, SEQ ID NO:12, SEQ ID NO:13, SEQ ID NO:14, SEQ ID NO:15, SEQ ID NO:16, SEQ ID NO:18, and SEQ ID NO:19, or a complement thereof.
A primer pair, wherein the primer pair is SEQ ID NO:3/SEQ ID NO:4;
- SEQ ID NO:9/SEQ ID NO:10;
- SEQ ID NO:5/SEQ ID NO:7;
- SEQ ID NO:5/SEQ ID NO:12;
- SEQ ID NO:5/SEQ ID NO:13;
- SEQ ID NO:8/SEQ ID NO:12;
- SEQ ID NO:8/SEQ ID NO:13;
- SEQ ID NO:11/SEQ ID NO:13;
- or SEQ ID NO:18/SEQ ID NO:19.
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