Patent ID: 6423499
Filing Date: 2002-07-23
Classification: C12Q

Abstract:
An oligonucleotide primer comprising the sequence 5â€²-GTCATCCTCCACCAACC AAG-3â€² (SEQ ID NO:10) or a portion of SEQ ID NO: 10, wherein the primer is eighteen to twenty-four nucleotides in length, comprises at least one unique nucleotide as identified in FIG. 4 as a mismatch between strains of Acidovorax avenae subsp. avenae from rice and those of corn, rescue grass, or wheat grass, specifically hybridizes to a region of SEQ ID NO:13 or its complement, and distinguishes rice strains of Acidovorax avenae subsp. avenae (1) from other strains of Acidovorax avenae subsp. avenae isolated from plants other than rice and (2) from other subspecies of A. avenae.