Patent ID: 6270992
Filing Date: 2001-08-07
Classification: A61K,A61P,C12N

Abstract:
An isolated polynucleotide segment comprising a first polynucleotide sequence or the full complement of the entire length of the first polynucleotide sequence, wherein the first polynucleotide sequence is selected from the group consisting of:(a) a polynucleotide consisting of nucleotides 893 to 2263 set forth in SEQ ID NO:1; and,(b) a nucleic acid sequence identical to the polynucleotide of (a) except that, over the entire length corresponding to the polynucleotide of (a), up to five nucleotides are substituted, deleted or inserted for every 100 nucleotides of the polynucleotide of (a);wherein the first polynucleotide sequence is not genomic DNA and wherein the first polynucleotide sequence detects Staphylococcus aureus by hybridization.