Abstract: The present invention is concerned with a recombinant Herpesvirus of Turkeys (HVT), containing a heterologus gene incorporated into an insertion-region of the genome of HVT. The invention also relates to a vector vaccine comprising such a recombinant HVT which expresses a heterologous antigenic polypeptide and induces an adequate immune response on infection of an appropriate host animal.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
November 30, 1990
Date of Patent:
February 16, 1993
Assignee:
AKZO N.V.
Inventors:
Pulus J. A. Sondermeijer, Johannes A. Claessens, Albert P. A. Mockett