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Recombinant bacteriophage and methods for their use

US8445639B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

AvidBiotics Corp. · US

Inventors

Dean M. Scholl · Burlingame, US
Steven R. Williams · Colorado Springs, US

Key dates

Filing date	Nov 8, 2010
Grant date	May 21, 2013
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Nov 8, 2030

Classification

Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
CPC primaryC12N2810/6009
WIPO fieldBiotechnology
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Recombinant P4 bacteriophage containing modified tail fibers having a base plate attachment region (BPAR) from a P2 bacteriophage gene H product and a heterologous receptor binding domain (RBD) are disclosed. Methods for the use of the recombinant P4 bacteriophage, such as to detect the presence of a target bacterium in a sample, are also described.

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