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Recombinant fowlpox viruses and uses thereof

US6136318A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateJun 7, 1995
Grant dateOct 24, 2000
Priority date
Expiry dateJun 7, 2015

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC12N2770/20022
  • WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

This invention provides a recombinant fowlpox virus comprising a foreign DNA sequence inserted into the fowlpox virus genomic DNA, wherein the foreign DNA sequence is inserted within a 3.5 kB EcoRI fragment of the fowlpox virus genomic DNA and is capable of being expressed in a fowlpox virus infected host cell. The invention further provides homology vectors, vaccines and methods of immunization.

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