AU2003291614A1 - Identification of a phage associated lytic enzyme to rapidly and specifically detect and kill bacillus anthracis - Google Patents
Identification of a phage associated lytic enzyme to rapidly and specifically detect and kill bacillus anthracisInfo
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- AU2003291614A1 AU2003291614A1 AU2003291614A AU2003291614A AU2003291614A1 AU 2003291614 A1 AU2003291614 A1 AU 2003291614A1 AU 2003291614 A AU2003291614 A AU 2003291614A AU 2003291614 A AU2003291614 A AU 2003291614A AU 2003291614 A1 AU2003291614 A1 AU 2003291614A1
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- Prior art keywords
- rapidly
- identification
- bacillus anthracis
- lytic enzyme
- specifically detect
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- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
- Abandoned
Links
- 241000193738 Bacillus anthracis Species 0.000 title 1
- 101000925662 Enterobacteria phage PRD1 Endolysin Proteins 0.000 title 1
- 229940065181 bacillus anthracis Drugs 0.000 title 1
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| US38087502P | 2002-05-17 | 2002-05-17 | |
| US60/380,875 | 2002-05-17 | ||
| PCT/US2003/015719 WO2004027020A2 (en) | 2002-05-17 | 2003-05-19 | Identification of a phage associated lytic enzyme to rapidly and specifically detect and kill bacillus anthracis |
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| AU2003291614A1 true AU2003291614A1 (en) | 2004-04-08 |
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| US (2) | US7402309B2 (https=) |
| EP (1) | EP1501925A4 (https=) |
| JP (1) | JP2006513149A (https=) |
| AU (1) | AU2003291614A1 (https=) |
| CA (1) | CA2486280A1 (https=) |
| WO (1) | WO2004027020A2 (https=) |
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