Patent ID: 7927605

Claim:
An isolated or recombinant nucleic acid molecule comprising: a first nucleotide sequence of Streptococcus suis origin wherein the first nucleotide sequence comprises a contiguous sequence which hybridizes to the full length of nucleotides 89-263 of the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:37 at 65° C. in a buffer having 0.5 M sodium phosphate, 1 mM EDTA, and 7% sodium dodecyl sulphate at a pH of 7.2, wherein the first nucleic acid molecule remains hybridized to the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:37 after washing twice with a buffer containing 40 mM sodium phosphate (pH 7.2), 1 mM EDTA and 5% sodium dodecyl sulphate for 30 minutes at 65° C. and; washing twice with a buffer containing 40 mM sodium phosphate (pH 7.2), 1 mM EDTA and 1% sodium dodecyl sulphate for 30 minutes at 65° C.