Patent ID: 9663827
Date: 2017-05-30
CPC Classifications: C12Q

Claim:
1. A PNA probe for detection of a Gram positive organism selected from the group consisting of Bacillus cereus, Bacillus sphaericus, Corynebacterium renale, Enterococcus casseliflavus, Enterococcus columbae, Enterococcus durans, Enterococcus faecalis, Enterococcus faecium, Enterococcus hirae, Enterococcus malodoratus, Enterococcus raffinosus, Enterococcus saccharolyticus, Staphylococcus aureus, Staphylococcus capitis, Staphylococcus epidermidis, Staphylococcus gallinarum, Staphylococcus lugdunensis, Staphylococcus schleiferi, Staphylococcus sciuri, Staphylococcus simulans, Staphylococcus warneri, Staphylococcus xylosus, Streptococcus intermedius, Streptococcus agalactiae, Streptococcus bovis, Streptococcus iniae, Streptococcus oralis, Streptococcus phocae, Streptococcus pyogenes, Streptococcus thoraltensis, Streptococcus uberis, PeptoStreptococcus anaerobius, Propionibacterium acnes, Micrococcus luteus, Streptococcus salivarius, Staphylococcus lentus, Staphylococcus saprophyticus, Staphylococcus hominis, Streptococcus mutans, Streptococcus anginosis, Staphylococcus auricularis, Staphylococcus haemolyticus , Coagulase-negative staphylococci, Enterococcus spp., and Streptococcus spp., wherein the probe is 12 bases in length, and wherein the entire sequence of the probe is at least 83% identical to the entire sequence of SEQ ID NO. 1 or its complement.