Patents by Inventor Theresa D. Ho

Theresa D. Ho has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • mutants and methods of use thereof
    Patent number: 8414903
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods and compositions for production of gram-negative bacterial mutants that are defective in intestinal colonization capacity and sensitive to infection by bacteriophage P1. Thus the present invention provides immunogenic compositions for the prevention or attenuation of food- and water-borne illnesses associated with ingestion of bacteria such as enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2013
    Assignee: Tufts University
    Inventors: Matthew K. Waldor, Theresa D. Ho
  • ESCHERICHIA COLI MUTANTS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF
    Publication number: 20100092511
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods and compositions for production of gram-negative bacterial mutants that are defective in intestinal colonization capacity and sensitive to infection by bacteriophage P1. Thus the present invention provides immunogenic compositions for the prevention or attenuation of food- and water-borne illnesses associated with ingestion of bacteria such as enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2007
    Publication date: April 15, 2010
    Inventors: Matthew K. Waldor, Theresa D. Ho