Abstract
Provided is a method for determining the presence or absence of a pathogen in a sample, which method comprises: a) contacting the sample with a whole or a part of a cell surface receptor protein capable of binding the pathogen; b) allowing the cell surface receptor protein or part thereof to bind the pathogen; c) determining the presence or absence of the pathogen bound to the receptor protein or part thereof.
Original language | English |
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Patent number | 20100047767 |
Filing date | 4/02/08 |
Publication status | Published - 25 Feb 2010 |