US Patent 7455985 Detection and quantification of intracellular pathogens

Patent 7455985 was granted and assigned to University of Massachusetts on November, 2008 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

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Current Assignee

University of Massachusetts

Patent Jurisdiction

United States Patent and Trademark Office

Patent Number

7455985

Patent Inventor Names

Lloyd H. Semprevivo0

Elizabeth S. Stuart0

Date of Patent

November 25, 2008

Patent Application Number

11107293

Date Filed

April 15, 2005

Patent Primary Examiner

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S. Devi

Patent abstract

The present invention provides methods and compositions for detecting bacteria of the Chlamydiaceae family in a biological sample. Methods include, for example, contacting a biological sample with an antibody that specifically binds to a chlamydial antigen displayed on the surface of a chlamydia-infected blood cell; and analyzing the sample using fluorescence microscopy or flow cytometry to detect bound antibody.