Patent ID: 9052314
Filing Date: 2015-06-09
Classification: C07K,G01N

Abstract:
1. A method of detecting the presence of bacteria in a sample comprising: (a) contacting the sample with an antibody, fragment thereof, aptamer or ligand capable of binding one or more proteins in the N-methyl-2 superfamily that are present on more than one species of bacteria to form one or more complexes in the presence of said N-methyl-2 superfamily proteins, if any, in the sample, wherein the protein in the N-methyl-2 superfamily comprises a conserved domain having the amino acid sequence of [KRHEQSTAG]-G-[FYLIVM]-[ST]-[LT]-[LIVP]-E-[LIVMFWSTAG] (SEQ ID NO. 1); and (b) detecting the presence of the one or more said complexes, wherein the presence of at least one complex indicates the presence of bacteria.