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US 5,212,062 AGranted
Method and composition to direct Chlamydia psittaci or Chlamydia trachomatis infection
AssigneeKansas State University
InventorsEddie K. Daniels, Robert M. Phillips, Teresa J. Yeary
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a method to detect a Chlamydia infection. More particularly, this invention relates to the discovery of a genus specific antigen in Chlamydia psittaci strain DD-34 than can be used to make antibodies that diagnostically identify strains of both Chlamydia psittaci and Chlamydia trachomatis, while not cross-reacting with other species.
Claims2
A monoclonal antibody produced by a hybridoma having all the identifying characteristics of hybridoma ATCC No. HB10861.
A method to detect Chlamydia psittaci or Chlamydia trachomatis antigen in a sample comprising:
- (a) contacting a sample with a monoclonal antibody produced by a hybridoma all the identifying characteristics of hybridoma ATCC No. HB10861 affixed to a solid support for a time and under conditions sufficient to form an immune complex on said support;
- (b) contacting said support with an antibody which binds to said antigen in said immune complex for a time and under conditions sufficient for binding to occur;
- (c) detecting the presence of said immune complex as an indication of the presence of Chlamydia psittaci or Chlamydia trachomatis antigen in said sample.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.