Patent ID: 8124355
Filing Date: 2012-02-28
Classification: C07K,C12N,C12Q,G01N

Abstract:
1. A method for the detection of bacteria comprising the steps: a) coupling one or more species of isolated bacteriophage tail proteins onto a support; b) incubating said support coupled with said isolated bacteriophage tail proteins with a sample, whereby bacteria in said sample are bound to said bacteriophage tail proteins; c) contacting the bacteria bound to said isolated bacteriophage tail proteins with bacteriophages and/or bacteriophage proteins that bind specifically to the bacteria to be detected; d) removing bacteriophages and/or bacteriophage proteins not bound to the bacteria; and e) detecting the bound bacteria (i) by an enzyme coupled to said specifically bound bacteriophages and/or bacteriophage proteins, or (ii) by an immunoassay.