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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:
Nov. 07, 1995
Filed:
Jul. 01, 1992
Applicant:
Inventors:
William G Weisburg, Milford, MA (US);
Susan M Barns, Hopkinton, MA (US);
Assignee:
Amoco Corporation, Naperville, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q / ; C07H / ; C12P / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
435-6 ; 536 2432 ; 536 2433 ; 935 77 ; 935 78 ; 435 912 ;
Abstract
Nucleic acid probes are described for detecting yeasts capable of causing cryptococcosis, specifically Cryptococcus neoformans. The preferred probes are complementary to the ribosomal ribonucleic acid sequences unique to Cryptococcus neoformans, and as such can detect the rRNA, rDNA, or polymerase chain reaction amplification products of these genes. The detection of the etiological agent of human cryptococcosis, and tests for making a clinical diagnosis of this disease utilizing specific rRNA or rDNA probes are now possible.