Patent ID: 7833740

Claim:
Process for detecting a current and/or past Salmonella infection in a sample comprising (a) providing at least one monoclonal antibody specific for SipC-protein of Salmonella spp., (b) contacting said sample with said at least one monoclonal antibody, (c) assessing binding of said at least one monoclonal antibody to any SipC-protein of Salmonella spp. in said sample to detect said current and/or past Salmonella infection, wherein said at least one monoclonal antibody is produced by hybridoma cell line V1H7, Accession No. DSM ACC2789, deposited with DSMZ on Jun. 1, 2006 or by hybridoma cell line I5B2, Accession No. DSM ACC2790, deposited with DSMZ on Jun. 1, 2006.