Mycobacterium Antigens
AssigneeThe Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
InventorsHans Martin Vordermeier, Benjamin Sidders, Neil Graham Stoker, Katie Ewer
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Abstract
There is provided a diagnostic reagent for use in the detection of M. bovis or M. tuberculosis infection in an animal, comprising a peptide which has an epitope from Mycobacterium bovis hypothetic protein Mb3645c (SEQ ID NO: 1) or an epitope from a polypeptide having at least 76% identity with SEQ ID NO: 1.
Claims1
A diagnostic reagent for use in the detection of M. tuberculosis infection in an animal, comprising one or more peptides each consisting of one of SEQ ID NO:1-13, or a functional variant peptide having at least 90% sequence identity to and capable of eliciting a similar immune response to SEQ ID NO:1-13.
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