Patent SG-11201909385X-A (SG)
Title: Biochips and rapid methods for detecting organisms involved in microbially influenced corrosion (mic)
Inventor: AL-HUMAN ABDULMOHSEN A
IPC: C12Q1/689
Filed: 2018-04-10
Abstract: INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) (19) World Intellectual Property Organization International Bureau (43) International Publication Date 18 October 2018 (18.10.2018) W I PO I PCT omit IIl °nolo mu Oil Oil noun oimIE (10) International Publication Number WO 2018/191222 Al W O 20 18/ 19 1222 Al (51) International Patent Classification: C12Q 1/689 (2018.01) (21) International Application Number: PCT/US2018/026822 (22) International Filing Date: 10 April 2018 (10.04.2018) (25) Filing Language: English (26) Publication Language: English (30) Priority Data: 62/484,672 12 April 2017 (12.04.2017) US (71) Applicant: SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY [SA/SA]; 1 Eastern Avenue, Dhahran, 31311 (SA). (71) Applicant (for US only): ARAMCO SERVICES COM- PANY [US/US]; 9009 West Loop South, Houston, TX 77096 (US). (72) Inventors: AL-HUMAN, Abdulmohsen A.; R-GC-308, Floor 1, R&DC (Bldg. 2297), Dhahran, Saudi Ara- bia 31311 (SA). ZINKEVICH, Vitaly; University of Portsmouth, St Michael's Building, White Swan Road, Portsmouth, P01 2DT (GB). SAPOJNIKOVA, Nelly; 6 Tamarashvili Street, Tbilisis State University, Tbil- isi 0177 (GE). KARTVELISHVILI, Tamar; 6 Tama- rashvili Street, Tbilisis State University, Tbilisi 0177 (GE). ASATIANI, Nino; 6 Tamarashvili Street, Tbilisis State University, Tbilisi 0177 (GE). (74) Agent: KLANN, Amy G. et al.; Leason Ellis LLP, One Barker Avenue, Fifth Floor, White Plains, NY 10601 (US). (81) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of national protection available): AE, AG, AL, AM, AO, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BH, BN, BR, BW, BY, BZ, CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DJ, DK, DM, DO, DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, FI, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, GT, HN, HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IR, IS, JO, JP, KE, KG, KH, KN, KP, KR, KW, KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LU, LY, MA, MD, ME, MG, MK, MN, MW, MX, MY, MZ, NA, NG, NI, NO, NZ, OM, PA, PE, PG, PH, PL, PT, QA, RO, RS, RU, RW, SA, SC, SD, SE, SG, SK, SL, SM, ST, SV, SY, TH, TJ, TM, TN, TR, TT, TZ, UA, UG, US, UZ, VC, VN, ZA, ZM, ZW. (84) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of regional protection available): ARIPO (BW, GH, GM, KE, LR, LS, MW, MZ, NA, RW, SD, SL, ST, SZ, TZ, UG, ZM, ZW), Eurasian (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, RU, TJ, TM), European (AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, TR), OAPI (BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, GN, GQ, GW, KM, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG). Published: with international search report (Art. 21(3)) before the expiration of the time limit for amending the claims and to be republished in the event of receipt of amendments (Rule 48.2(h)) with sequence listing part of description (Rule 5.2(a)) (54) Title: BIOCHIPS AND RAPID METHODS FOR DETECTING ORGANISMS INVOLVED IN MICROBIALLY INFLUENCED CORROSION (MIC) (57) : The present invention relates to low-density biochips and methods for rapid detection of bacterial organisms involved in microbially influenced corrosion (MIC). The probes are designed to bind to sulfate-reducing bacteria (SRB) generally and Desul- fovibrio, Desulfobacterium, Desulfobulbus, Desulfobacter, Desulfomicrobium, Desulfomaculum, Desulfococcus specifically, Archaea, Metal-reducing bacteria (MRB), Fermentative bacteria (FB) and Nitrate-reducing bacteria (NRB) by binding to apr, dsr, hydrogenase, 16S, mcr, synthetase or nitrite/nitrate reductase genes.