Patent ID: 7838227

Claim:
A method of detecting a biological threat agent, comprising the steps of: (a) extracting target nucleic acid from a suspect sample; (b) labeling said target nucleic acid to produce labeled target nucleic acid; (c) exposing said labeled target nucleic acid to capture nucleic acid, wherein said capture nucleic acid comprises a plurality of individual nucleic acid sequences bound to a solid substrate, and wherein each of said individual nucleic acid sequences is positioned at a specific location on said solid substrate, wherein said capture nucleic acid comprising a plurality of individual nucleic acid sequences comprises the nucleotide sequences consisting of SEQ ID NOS: 1-48; and (d) determining the presence of a biological threat agent by reading a signal emitted by said labeled target nucleic acid after it attaches to one or more of said capture nucleic acids at specific locations on said substrate; wherein said reading a signal consists of visual inspection by the naked eye.