Patent ID: 11913083
Assignee: BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY
Field: Biotechnology (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC C | IPC C

Claim 0:
1. A probe set for the detection of multiple serotypes of human papillomavirus (HPV) comprising at least three oligonucleotide primer/probe sets, each of which comprises at least one oligonucleotide probe that is detectably labeled and has a nucleotide sequence length of about 10 to about 50 and at least two oligonucleotide primers each of which has a nucleotide sequence length of about 10 to about 150 wherein each primer/probe set is at least preferential for a specific serotype of the HPV organism wherein the first and second of the primer/probe sets are degenerate with respect to each other and wherein the degenerate probes each have a signal moiety that emits signal that is detectable on the same channel and wherein the third primer/probe set is not degenerate with respect to the first and second primer/probe sets and discriminates for a third serotype that is not the serotypes to which the degenerate primer/probe sets preferentially anneal and wherein the third primer/probe set has a signal moiety that emits signal at a wavelength that is the same or different from the wavelength of the probes in the first and second primer/probe sets, wherein the target for the degenerate primer/probe set is selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOS: 36-38.