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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 04, 1995
Filed:
Jun. 11, 1993
Applicant:
Inventors:
William G Weisburg, Milford, MA (US);
Susan M Barns, Hopkinton, MA (US);
David J Lane, Milford, MA (US);
Jeffrey F Lemontt, West Newton, MA (US);
Assignee:
Amoco Corporation, Naperville, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q / ; C12P / ; C12N / ; C07H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
435-6 ; 935 911 ; 935270 ; 935921 ; 935922 ; 935923 ; 935924 ; 536 2432 ; 536 2433 ; 536 253 ; 435 77 ; 435 78 ;
Abstract
Nucleic acid probes are described for detecting yeasts capable of causing Candida infection, specifically yeasts of the genera Candida, Torulopsis, and Yarrowia. The preferred probes are complementary to ribonucleic acid sequences unique to specific Candida species, or groups of such species, and as such can detect the rRNA, rDNA, or polymerase chain reaction amplification products of these genes. Methods for detecting the etiological agent of human Candida fungemia utilizing these probes are also provided.