Patent Document:

before the present methods and compositions are described , it is to be understood that this invention is not limited to particular methods , compositions , and experimental conditions described , as such methods and compounds may vary . it is also to be understood that the terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only , and is not intended to be limiting , since the scope of the present invention will be limited only the appended claims . as used in this specification and the appended claims , the singular forms “ a ”, “ an ”, and “ the ” include plural references unless the context clearly dictates otherwise . thus for example , references to “ the method ” includes one or more methods , and / or steps of the type described herein and / or which will become apparent to those persons skilled in the art upon reading this disclosure and so forth . unless defined otherwise , all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention belongs . although any methods and materials similar or equivalent to those described herein can be used in the practice or testing of the present invention , the preferred methods and materials are now described . all publications mentioned herein are incorporated herein by reference to disclose and described the methods and / or materials in connection with which the publications are cited . the method described herein is a rapid and accurate screening test for gbs that can be performed at the time of delivery and which obviates the need for prenatal screening and reduce the use of antibiotic prophylaxis in women who are not colonized . recently , bergeron et al . ( 2000 ) n . engl . j . med . 343 , 175 - 179 , described a rapid pcr technique capable of correctly identifying more than 90 % women colonized with gbs . both the sensitivity and specificity of this technique appeared to be in the range that would be acceptable for clinical use . the method described in the instant specification uses a standard pcr machine further , the probes and primers of the instant invention provide a very high and specific sensitivity for rapid detection of gbs . accordingly , the present invention resides in part in a process for amplifying two specific nucleic acid sequences present in a nucleic acid or mixture thereof , using two pairs of specific primers for polymerization , and two specific probes for detecting the amplified sequences . further , the present invention provides an important advantage in allowing quick detection of the presence of the gbs pathogen so that appropriate medical intervention is available to the infection patient ( s ) more quickly . the following examples are put forth so as to provide those of ordinary skill in the art with a complete disclosure and description of how to make and use the methods and compositions of the invention , and are not intended to limit the scope of what the inventors regard as their invention . efforts have been made to ensure accuracy with respect to numbers used ( e . g ., amounts , temperature , etc .) but some experimental errors and deviations should be accounted for . unless indicated otherwise , parts are parts by weight , molecular weight is average molecular weight , temperature is in degrees centigrade , and pressure is at or near atmospheric . the sequences of cfb and sip genes are obtained from genbank . the primers and probes were designed with the aid of primer express 1 . 0 ( pe applied biosystem ). the possible homologies of the primers and probes with other none gbs genes were checked using ncbi blast program and megaline ( dna star lasergene ). forward primer : 5 ′ gatgtatctatctggaactctagtg 3 ′; ( seq id no : 1 ) reverse primer : 5 ′ ggcttgattattactatttacatgatttacca 3 ′; ( seq id no : 2 ) probe : 5 ′ f - agaagtacatgctgatcaagtgacaactccaca - q 3 ′. ( seq id no : 5 ) forward primer : ( seq id no : 6 ) 5 ′ gtgcatcaccagagcatgtat 3 ′; reverse primer ″ ( seq id no : 7 ) 5 ′ cgcttgtaacttactgtctgtagctg 3 ′; probe : ( seq id no : 10 ) 5 ′ f - agctccagcagttcctgtgactacgactt 3 ′. the specificity of the primers and probes was tested with real - time pcr ( taqman assay ) using genomic dnas isolated from the following organisms ( listed in table 1 ): nine gbs serotypes ( serotype ia , ib , ic , ii , iii , iv , v , vi and vii ; american type culture collection and national center for streptococcus , canada ); 10 clinical gbs isolates ; 60 clinical samples ; a wide variety of gram - positive and gram - negative bacterial strains as well as two yeast strains and hsv type 1 and 2 . total volume is 15 μl and the reaction is carried out in a lightcycler with : 25 sec denaturing at 94 ° c . ; followed by 50 cycles of 94 ° c . for 3 sec ., and 60 ° c . for 20 sec . results . both sets of primers and probes recognized all the nine gbs serotypes , the 10 clinical isolates , and the clinical samples , which are gbs positive by culturing method . there are no cross reactivities with any of the other pathogens .

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