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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 23, 2022
Filed:
Jun. 04, 2015
Applicant:
Quest Diagnostics Investments Incorporated, Wilmington, DE (US);
Inventors:
Erik P. Johnson, Oceanside, CA (US);
Nik Isely, Moraga, CA (US);
Jamie L. Platt, San Juan Capistrano, CA (US);
Martin Siaw, Irvine, CA (US);
Ron M. Kagen, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA (US);
Dale A. Schwab, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Assignee:
Quest Diagnostics Investments Incorporated, Wilmington, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/68 (2018.01); C12Q 1/689 (2018.01); G16B 30/00 (2019.01); C12Q 1/686 (2018.01); C12Q 1/6869 (2018.01); C12Q 1/6895 (2018.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/689 (2013.01); C12Q 1/686 (2013.01); C12Q 1/6869 (2013.01); C12Q 1/6895 (2013.01); G16B 30/00 (2019.02); C12Q 2600/158 (2013.01); C12Q 2600/16 (2013.01);
Abstract
Described herein are methods for direct detection of microbial agent(s) in a polymicrobial sample, such as a biological sample from a human, without culturing the microbial agent(s). The direct detection can identify mixtures of bacteria and/or fungi in the sample. Also described are primer sequences and amplification techniques for performing the direct detection methods.