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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 04, 2020
Filed:
Mar. 14, 2014
President and Fellows of Harvard College, Cambridge, MA (US);
Michael Super, Lexington, MA (US);
Mark J. Cartwright, West Newton, MA (US);
Martin M. Rottman, La Celle St Cloud, FR;
Julie A. Tomolonis, Brighton, MA (US);
PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS OF HARVARD COLLEGE, Cambridge, MA (US);
Abstract
Methods, compositions, kits and systems for detecting and/or capturing a target entity in a sample are disclosed. In particular, the methods, compositions and kits described herein can be used for pretreatment of target-binding agents with a blocking agent to reduce non-target binding in a complex matrix (e.g., blood). Methods and compositions for detecting and/or capturing a microbe in a test sample, including bodily fluids such as blood and tissues of a subject, food, water, and environmental surfaces are also disclosed.