Patent ID: 7842794

Claim:
A kit, comprising: (a) at least one oligonucleotide consisting of at least 90% sequence identity with SEQ ID NO: 38 or with full complements thereof; (b) at least one oligonucleotide selected from the group consisting of: SEQ ID NOS: 39-45, a substantially identical variant thereof wherein the variant has at least 90% sequence identity to one of SEQ ID NOS: 39-45, and with full complements of SEQ ID NOS: 39-45 and the variant; and (c) instructions for determining a presence of Neisseria gonorrhoeae in a sample by monitoring binding between nucleic acids and/or amplicons thereof from the sample and the oligonucleotide, wherein the presence of Neisseria gonorrhoeae in the sample is unknown or unsubstantiated.