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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 14, 2025
Filed:
Apr. 13, 2021
The United States of America, As Represented BY the Secretary of Agriculture, Washington, DC (US);
The Texas A&m University System, College Station, TX (US);
Adalberto A. Perez De Leon, Wake Forest, NC (US);
Maria D. Esteve-Gasent, College Station, TX (US);
Pamela J. Ferro, Bryan, TX (US);
Joseph J. Modarelli, Bluffton, TX (US);
THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AS REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE, Washington, DC (US);
Abstract
Kits, methods, and material for use in detecting tick-borne microorganism(s) are provided herein. One is able to detect DNA from several different species of microorganisms from samples (bodily fluid, tissue, etc.) from ticks and/or mammals to determine if one or more of the microorganisms has infected the tick and/or mammal. The assay uses PCR techniques with a multiple primers and probes. The microorganisms can be in the Borrelial Layer, the Rickettsiales Layer, and/or the Babesial Layer.