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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 20, 2021
Filed:
Jul. 23, 2015
Global Life Sciences Solutions Operations Uk Ltd, Sheffield, GB;
Jeffrey Kenneth Horton, Cardiff, GB;
Peter James Tatnell, Cardiff, GB;
Matthew Sam Morrison, Buckinghamshire, GB;
Alan Stuart Pierce, Cardiff, GB;
Global Life Sciences Solutions Operations UK Ltd, Sheffield, GB;
Abstract
Disclosed is a method for detecting and quantifying gut flora derived from human faeces, comprising acquiring a solid support containing human faeces; optionally amplifying nucleic acid from the human faeces; and detecting and quantifying the presence of gut flora of interest. Also disclosed is a method for assessing whether a person has type-2 diabetes as well as a kit for detecting and quantifying gut flora from human faeces, comprising a solid support for collecting human faeces; and primer pairs for amplifying 16S rRNA sequence from bacteria of interest.