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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 19, 2018
Filed:
Feb. 18, 2014
Applicant:
E. I. Du Pont DE Nemours and Company, Wilmington, DE (US);
Inventors:
Daniel R. Demarco, Wilmington, DE (US);
Mark A. Jensen, West Chester, PA (US);
Stephen Varkey, Newark, DE (US);
Assignee:
Qualicon Diagnostics LLC, Wilmington, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/68 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/689 (2013.01); C12Q 2600/158 (2013.01);
Abstract
This invention relates to a rapid method for detection and characterization ofbacteria serotype O157:H7 based on the presence of nucleic acid sequences, in particular, to a PCR-based method for detection, and to oligonucleotide molecules and reagents and kits useful therefore. This method is preferably employed to detectO157:H7 in a food or water sample, such as a beef enrichment. The present invention further relates to replication compositions and kits for carrying out the method of the present invention.