Patent ID: 6936422
Filing Date: 2005-08-30
Classification: C07K,C12N,C12Q,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A method of detecting a bacterium in a biological sample that harbors at least one polynucleotide selected from the group consisting of: i) a polynucleotide comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1; ii) a polynucleotide comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 2; and iii) a polynucleotide comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 3, said method comprising: a) contacting bacterial DNA of the biological sample with a primer or a probe comprising at least 10 nucleotides that hybridizes under stringent conditions to at least one of the polynucleotides i), ii), and iii); b) amplifying the polynucleotide sequence using said primer or said probe; and c) detecting a hybridized complex formed between said primer or probe and the DNA.