Patent ID: 7611717
Filing Date: 2009-11-03
Classification: C07K,C12N,G01N

Abstract:
1. A kit for determining whether an animal received a vaccine version of a PRRS virus or was infected with a naturally-occurring version of said PRRS virus, said kit comprising: (a) a first PRRS polypeptide having an amino acid sequence such that antibodies made against said vaccine version of said PRRS virus bind said first PRRS polypeptide and antibodies made against said naturally-occurring version of said PRRS virus bind said first PRRS polypeptide, and (b) a second PRRS polypeptide having an amino acid sequence such that antibodies made against said vaccine version of said PRRS virus bind said second PRRS polypeptide and antibodies made against said naturally-occurring version of said PRRS virus do not bind said second PRRS polypeptide.