Patent ID: 11884957
Assignee: GEN-PROBE INCORPORATED
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC C  G | IPC C  G

Claim 3:
4. The method of claim 1,
wherein the Eggerthella-specific primer comprises the sequence shown in SEQ ID NO:6, and/or
wherein the Prevotella-specific primer comprises the sequence shown in SEQ ID NO:9, and/or
wherein the Lactobacillus-specific primer comprises the sequence shown in SEQ ID NO:13, and/or
wherein the 3′ portion of the first Eggerthella probe oligonucleotide comprises the sequence shown in residues 11-27 of SEQ ID NO:4, and/or
wherein the 3′ portion of the first Prevotella probe oligonucleotide comprises the sequence shown in residues 11-25 of SEQ ID NO:7, and/or
wherein the 3′ portion of the first Lactobacillus probe oligonucleotide comprises the sequence shown in residues 11-27 of SEQ ID NO:10, and/or
wherein the 5′ portion of the second Eggerthella probe oligonucleotide comprises the sequence shown in residues 1-20 of SEQ ID NO:5, and/or
wherein the 5′ portion of the second Prevotella probe oligonucleotide comprises the sequence shown in residues 1-24 of SEQ ID NO:8, and/or
wherein the 5′ portion of the second Lactobacillus probe oligonucleotide comprises a sequence selected from the group consisting of (1) the sequence shown in residues 1-27 of SEQ ID NO:11 and (2) the sequence shown in residues 1-32 of SEQ ID NO:12.