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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 10, 2021
Filed:
May. 23, 2016
Applicant:
National University of Ireland, Galway, Galway, IE;
Inventors:
Kate Mary Reddington, Westport, IE;
Nina Tuite, Newcastle, IE;
Elizabeth Minogue, Whitegate, IE;
Thomas Gerard Barry, Kinvara, IE;
Assignee:
National University of Ireland, Galway, Galway, IE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/68 (2018.01); C12Q 1/689 (2018.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/689 (2013.01); C12Q 2600/156 (2013.01); C12Q 2600/16 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for determining the presence or absence of a member of a group of bacterial organisms in a sample, wherein the method comprises determining whether a target region of the smpB gene is present in said sample is provided. Primers, probes and kits for use in these methods also form part of the invention, as does the use of an smpB gene target region to detect the presence or absence of a member of a group of bacterial organisms in a sample, in a range of clinical and non-clinical applications.