Recombinant raccoonpox virus and uses thereof as a vaccine in mammalian and avian species
US6294176A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 10, 1998 |
| Grant date | Sep 25, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 10, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC12N2710/24143
- WIPO fieldBiotechnology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The present invention provides a recombinant raccoonpox virus comprising a raccoonpox virus viral genome which contains a foreign DNA sequence inserted into a non-essential region within the HindIII "U" genomic region, the HindIII "M" genomic region, or HindIII "N" genomic region of the raccoonpox virus genome. The present invention provides a recombinant raccoonpox virus comprising a raccoonpox virus viral genome which contains a deletion in a raccoonpox virus host range gene of the viral genome. The present invention provides a homology vector for producing a recombinant raccoonpox virus by inserting a foreign DNA sequence into the raccoonpox virus genome. The present invention provides a recombinant raccoonpox virus which is useful as a vaccine in mammalian and avian species.
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