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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 12, 1997
Filed:
Feb. 15, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Stewart Jurgensen, Raleigh, NC (US);
Michael C Little, Raleigh, NC (US);
Paul T Hamilton, Cary, NC (US);
Paul Riska, Bronx, NY (US);
John Chan, Yonkers, NY (US);
Barry R Bloom, Hasting on Hudson, NY (US);
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q / ; C12Q / ; C12Q / ; C12N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
435-5 ; 435-8 ; 435 32 ; 435 34 ; 4351723 ; 4352531 ;
Abstract
Methods for using reporter mycobacteriophage (RM) and p-nitro-.alpha.-acetylamino-.beta.-hydroxy-propiophenone (NAP) to identify TB complex mycobacteria and distinguish these species from MOTT. RM-infected MOTT show little or no reduction in signal when treated with NAP. In contrast, TB complex mycobacteria infected with RM are distinguishable from RM-infected MOTT by a reduction in signal with NAP treatment.