Patent ID: 6048700
Filing Date: 2000-04-11
Classification: A61K,A61P,C07K,C12N,Y10S

Abstract:
A method for determining the presence of a Bordetella pertussis antigen in a sample, wherein the antigen is characterized by (a) having a relative molecular weight of about 67,000 to about 73,000 as determined by 12% (w/w) polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis and (b) binding to the monoclonal immunoglobulin secreted by the hybridoma deposited at the European Collection of Animal Cell Cultures, Porton Down, United Kingdom, under accession number 90010501, said method comprising;(1) contacting an antibody specific to said Bordetella pertussis antigen with said sample; and(2) determining the binding of said antibody specific to said Bordetella pertussis antigen to detect the presence of the antigen in said sample.