Patents Assigned to Board of Trustees of Souther Illinois University
  • Recombinant protein delivered as nanoparticles
    Patent number: 11000579
    Abstract: Provided herein are immunogenic compositions containing recombinant proteins capable of presenting all, or antigenic portions of, the Eimeria maxima, Eimeria tenella, and Eimeria acervulina IMP1 protein in developing active immunity to, and control of, coccidiosis. Also provided are methodologies of using the immunogenic compositions for administration to poultry and other animals in the control of coccidiosis. Nanoparticle-conjugated rIMP1 immunogenic compositions and methods of making and using them are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignees: The United States of America, as represented by The Secretary of Agriculture, Board of Trustees of Souther Illinois University
    Inventors: Mark C. Jenkins, Vjollca Konjufca