Patent ID: 8329884

Claim:
A kit, comprising: (a) at least one oligonucleotide consisting of at least 90% sequence identity with SEQ ID NO: 68 or with full complements thereof; (b) at least one oligonucleotide selected from the group consisting of: SEQ ID NOS: 69, 70, a substantially identical variant thereof wherein the variant has at least 90% sequence identity to one of SEQ ID NOS:69, 70, and with full complements of SEQ ID NOS: 69, 70, 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.