Virulence-attenuating genetic deletions deleted from mycobacterium BCG
US5700683A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 17, 1995 |
| Grant date | Dec 23, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 17, 2015 |
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- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC12Q2600/156
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The present invention provides specific genetic deletions that result in an avirulent phenotype of a mycobacterium. These deletions may be used as phenotypic markers of providing a means for distinguishing between disease-producing and non-disease producing mycobacteria.
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