Patent ID: 7144698
Filing Date: 2006-12-05
Classification: A61K,A61P,C07K,C12N,C12Q

Abstract:
1. A method for detecting PCVII homologous sequences in a biological sample comprising: (a) incubating the biological sample with a polynucleotide that specifically hybridizes to a PCVII nucleotide sequence but not to polynucleotides from other members of the circovirus family, wherein the polynucleotide comprises at least 8 contiguous nucleotides from, or complementary to, a PCVII sequence having SEQ ID NO:1, under conditions which promote the formation of nucleic acid complexes between the polynucleotide and the PCVII nucleotide sequence present in the biological sample; and (b) detecting the complexes containing the polynucleotide.