US 7,566,540 B2
Monoclonal antibody which agglutinates E. coli having the CS4-CFA/I family protein
Frederick J. Cassels, Laurel, Md. (US); Andrew Lees, Silver Spring, Md. (US); and Richard F. Schuman, Rockville, Md. (US)
Assigned to The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army, Washington, D.C. (US)
Filed on Jun. 10, 2004, as Appl. No. 10/864,803.
Application 10/864803 is a continuation of application No. 08/905046, filed on Aug. 01, 1997, granted, now 7,094,883, filed on Aug. 22, 2006.
Claims priority of provisional application 60/023075, filed on Aug. 02, 1996.
Prior Publication US 2005/0075486 A1, Apr. 07, 2005
Int. Cl. G01N 33/53 (2006.01); G01N 33/569 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 435—7.1  [435/7.2; 435/7.3; 435/7.37; 436/548] 2 Claims
 
1. An assay for detecting the presence of microbial organisms bearing the CS4-CFA/I family proteins comprising
contacting a culture of microbial organisms with a monoclonal antibody produced by the hybridoma with deposit number ATCC HB-12163,
allowing time for the monoclonal antibody to interact with the microbial organisms, and
detecting the presence of a complex formed between the monoclonal antibody and the microbial organisms bearing the CS4-CFA/I family proteins.