Vaccine and diagnostic kit for porcine Torque teno virus
This technology covers newly identified strains of Torque teno virus found in pigs, along with tools to detect and vaccinate against them. The researchers isolated and characterized four distinct genetic subtypes of porcine Torque teno virus (PTTV) and created the genetic blueprints needed to produce vaccines — including live attenuated, killed, and subunit vaccine forms. They also developed diagnostic tests using PCR (genetic detection) and ELISA/Western blot (antibody detection) to identify which specific PTTV strain a pig is infected with. This gives veterinary medicine both a prevention and a detection toolkit for a virus associated with immune suppression and disease susceptibility in swine herds.
What you could build
A veterinary vaccine and companion diagnostic test kit targeting porcine Torque teno virus, sold to swine producers and veterinary biologics companies to reduce herd disease burden and improve production efficiency.
Who in Virginia should care
Virginia's significant swine farming operations and Virginia Tech's animal science and veterinary programs would be natural partners or end-users; regional pork producers could be early adopters.
Readiness: Lab validated
Concept — described but not yet demonstrated. Lab validated — supported by experimental results in the patent. Prototype likely — the text describes a built, working embodiment.
Readiness is inferred from the patent text, not from a lab visit.
The record
- Inventors
- XIANG-JIN MENG, YAOWEI HUANG
- Granted
- January 5, 2016
- Status
- Granted patent
- Patent number
- 9228242
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