Exoenzyme toxin of Aeromonas salmonicida, and uses therefor
US7851197B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 8, 2009 |
| Grant date | Dec 14, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 8, 2029 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02A50/30
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A protein toxin named Aeromonas salmonicida exoenzyme T (AexT), which belongs to the family of ADP-ribosylating toxins, is disclosed as is a novel Calcium (or other cation concentration) dependent promoter of A. salmonicida. Also disclosed are diagnostic, preventive, and therapeutic techniques, including the preparation of bacterin vaccines based on AexT for inducing immunity against A. salmonicida infections.
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