Patent ID: 9222142
Filing Date: 2015-12-29
Classification: A61K,A61P,C07K,C12N,C12Q,G01N

Abstract:
1. A method of detecting a baboon adenovirus type 3 (BaAdV-3) or a baboon adenovirus type 2/4 (BaAdV-2/4) infection in a subject, the method comprising the steps of: (a) obtaining a sample from a subject suspected of having an infection caused by BaAdV-3or BaAdV-2/4, wherein the sample comprises antibodies from the subject; (b) contacting the sample of step (a) with a full-length BaAdV-3 or BaAdV-2/4 polypeptide(s) encoded by SEQ ID NO 1 , SEQ ID NO: 2 or SEQ ID NO: 3, (c) screening for antibodies bound to a full length polypeptide; wherein antibody binding confirms the BaAdV-3 or the BaAdV-2/4 infection.