Pathogenic mycoplasma

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 5242820
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07710361

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The invention relates to a novel pathogenic mycoplasma isolated from patients with Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) and its use in detecting antibodies in sera of AIDS patients, patients with AIDS-related complex (ARC) or patients dying of diseases and symptoms resembling AIDS diseases. The invention further relates to specific DNA sequences, antibodies against the pathogenic mycoplasma, and their use in detecting DNA or antigens of the pathogenic mycoplasma or other genetically and serologically closely related mycoplasmas in infected tissue of patients with AIDS or ARC or patients dying of symptoms resembling AIDS diseases. The invention still further relates to a variety of different forms of vaccine against mycoplasma infection in humans and/or animals.

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AMERICAN REGISTRY OF PATHOLOGY A CORP OF WASHINGTON D CARMED FORCES INSTITUTE OF PATHOLOGY WASHINGTON DC

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Lo, Shyh-Ching Potomac, MD 4 23

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