Patent ID: 7494774

Claim:
A composition comprising a synthetic oligonucleotide consisting of 25 to 40 nucleotides that hybridizes specifically to a B. anthracis pagA target sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 21, 22, 23, and 24, sequences fully complementary to SEQ ID Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 21, 22, 23, and 24, RNA equivalents of SEQ ID Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 21, 22, 23, and 24, and RNA sequences fully complementary to SEQ ID Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 21, 22, 23, and 24.