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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 09, 2025
Filed:
Jul. 11, 2023
Applicant:
Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings, Burlington, NC (US);
Inventors:
Stephen Erickson, White Bear Township, MN (US);
Jose S. Gil, Winnetka, CA (US);
Minh Mindy Bao Nguyen, Shoreview, MN (US);
Wendy S. Hahn, Hugo, MN (US);
Assignee:
Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings, Burlington, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 7/00 (2006.01); C12N 7/01 (2006.01); C12N 15/70 (2006.01); C12N 15/74 (2006.01); C12N 15/86 (2006.01); C12Q 1/10 (2006.01); C12Q 1/66 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/10 (2013.01); C12N 7/00 (2013.01); C12Q 1/66 (2013.01); C12N 2795/00021 (2013.01);
Abstract
Disclosed herein are compositions, methods, kits and systems for rapid detection of microorganisms using a reproduction-deficient indicator bacteriophage. The specificity of such reproduction-deficient indicator bacteriophage for binding and infecting particular microorganisms of interest allows targeted and sensitive detection of a microorganism of interest.