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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 22, 2022
Filed:
Dec. 12, 2017
Applicant:
Uea Enterprises Limited, Norwich, GB;
Inventors:
Justin Joseph O'Grady, Norwich, GB;
John Richard Wain, Norwich, GB;
Solomon Mwaigwisya, Norwich, GB;
Gemma Louise Kay, Norwich, GB;
Assignee:
UEA ENTERPRISES LIMITED, Norwich, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/68 (2018.01); C12N 15/10 (2006.01); C12Q 1/6806 (2018.01); C12Q 1/686 (2018.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 15/1003 (2013.01); C12Q 1/6806 (2013.01); C12Q 1/686 (2013.01); C12Y 301/04003 (2013.01);
Abstract
Provided is a method for depleting host nucleic acid in a biological sample, said sample having been previously obtained from an animal host, said method comprising the steps of (a) adding a cytolysin, or an active variant thereof, to said sample; and (b) carrying-out a process to physically deplete nucleic acid released from host cells within said sample or otherwise render such nucleic acid unidentifiable.