Patent ID: 7951386

Claim:
A recombinant protein comprising a protein selected from the group consisting of: a) a protein having the amino acid sequence as shown in SEQ. ID. NO. 3 wherein the protein elicits an immune response against E. canis; b) a protein having the amino acid sequence as shown in SEQ. ID. NO. 5 wherein the protein elicits an immune response against E. canis; c) a protein having the amino acid sequence as shown in SEQ. ID. NO. 7 wherein the protein elicits an immune response against E. canis; d) a protein having the amino acid sequence as shown in SEQ. ID. NO. 9 wherein the protein elicits an immune response against E. canis ; and e) a protein having the amino acid sequence as shown in SEQ. ID. NO. 11 wherein the protein elicits an immune response against E. canis .