Patent ID: 7858347
Filing Date: 2010-12-28
Classification: C12Q

Abstract:
1. A detection probe for use in determining the presence of Chlamydophila pneumoniae in a test sample, said probe being up to 50 bases in length and comprising a target binding region that forms a probe:target hybrid stable for detection with a target sequence contained within a target region selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO:1, SEQ ID NO:2, SEQ ID NO:3 and SEQ ID NO:4 under stringent hybridization conditions, wherein said target binding region comprises the nucleotide base sequence of SEQ ID NO:13, SEQ ID NO:14, SEQ ID NO:15 or SEQ ID NO:16, and wherein said probe does not form a hybrid stable for detection with nucleic acid derived from Chlamydia trachomatis or Chlamydophila psittaci under said conditions.