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Laura Walters0
Rodney A. Welch0
Thomas E. Grys0
Wyndham W. Lathem0
Date of Patent
April 27, 2010
0Patent Application Number
118474890
Date Filed
August 30, 2007
0Patent Primary Examiner
Patent abstract
Disclosed is a pO157 plasmid-specified polypeptide found in E. coli EDL933 and other E. coli that binds to and cleaves C1-esterase inhibitor, and antibodies specific for the polypeptide. Also disclosed are methods employing the polypeptide for diagnosing enterohemorrhagic E. coli infection, identifying potential inhibitors of its activity, and reducing viscosity of material containing glycosylated polypeptides.
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