ELISA serodiagnosis of pig pleuropneumonia serotypes 5a and 5b
US6270985A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 19, 1999 |
| Grant date | Aug 7, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 19, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S435/975
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The present invention relates to an ELISA diagnostic kit for the assay of A. pleuropneumoniae serotypes 5a and 5b antibodies in the serum of pigs comprising in separate packaging, at least one of the following: a) a plate or solid support having bound thereto a purified lipopolysaccharide A. pleuropneumoniae serotype 5 antigen for a specific binding to anti-A. pleuropneumoniae serotypes 5a or 5b antibodies present in the serum of pigs; b) serum from pigs experimentally inoculated with a strain of A. pleuropneumoniae serotypes 5 to serve as a positive control; c) pig serum from A. pleuropneumoniae free herd to serve as a negative control; and d) a detectably labeled conjugate which bind to pigs antibodies bound to the plate of a).
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