Diagnostic genes for toxoplasmosis
AssigneeThe Board of Trustees of the Leeland Stanford Junior University
InventorsJohn C. Boothroyd, James L. Burg, Lloyd H. Kasper
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Abstract
Genetic material encoding p30 and B1 peptides of Toxoplasma gondii has been isolated and characterized. This genetic material allows the production of peptides for use in diagnosis or immunization or can itself be directly used in hybridization assays.
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An isolated DNA molecule comprising a nucleotide sequence encoding a p30 protein of Toxoplasma gondii with the amino acid sequence of FIG. 2a.
An isolated RNA molecule comprising a nucleotide sequence encoding a p30 protein of Toxoplasma gondii with the amino acid sequence of FIG. 2a, wherein T's in said nucleotide sequence are substituted by U's.
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