Patents Assigned to The United States of America as represented by the Department of Agriculture/Cooperative State Research Education and Extension Service (USDA/CSREES)
  • Bioamplification for microbial sensor signal transduction
    Patent number: 7604953
    Abstract: A process of detection of the causative agent of Johne's disease (Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis) (MAP) by detecting shedding of surface protein of MAP. A preferred way is use of surface enhanced Raman Spectroscopy. The system of detecting MAP shedding of protein provides early detection and diagnosis, and therefore allows early treatment for Johne's disease in ruminant animals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2009
    Assignees: Iowa State University Research Foundation, Inc., The United States of America as represented by the Department of Agriculture/Cooperative State Research Education and Extension Service (USDA/CSREES)
    Inventors: Marc D. Porter, Betsy Jean Yakes, Robert J. Lipert, John P. Bannantine