Patents Assigned to ID-Lelystad, Institut voor Dierhouderij en Diergezondheid B.V.
  • Virulence of streptococci
    Patent number: 7670835
    Abstract: The invention relates to the field of diagnosis of and vaccination against Streptococcal infections and to the detection of virulence markers of Streptococci. The invention discloses a method for modulating virulence of a Streptococcus, the method comprising modifying a genomic fragment of Streptococcus wherein the genomic fragment comprises at least a functional part of a fragment identifiable by hybridization in Streptococcus suis to a nucleic acid or fragment thereof as shown in FIG. 5.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2010
    Assignee: ID-Lelystad, Institut voor Dierhouderij en Diergezondheid B.V.
    Inventor: Hilda Elizabeth Smith