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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 29, 1998
Filed:
Apr. 18, 1997
Motohiro Kondo, Ohtu, JP;
Toshiya Aono, Ohtu, JP;
Masaya Segawa, Ohtu, JP;
Koichi Yamanishi, Osaka, JP;
Kazuhiro Kondo, Osaka, JP;
Keiko Taya, Suita, JP;
Toyo Boseki Kabushiki Kaisha, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
The present invention relates to two primers for amplifying a cytomegalovirus (CMV) nucleic acid suitable for a nucleic acid sequence-based amplification (NASBA) using a DNA-dependent RNA polymerase, a first primer containing a promoter sequence and a nucleic acid sequence consisting of at least fifteen continuous bases selected from the nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:1; a second primer containing a nucleic acid sequence consisting of at least fifteen continuous bases selected from the nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:2, NO:3 or NO:4; a detecting probe and/or a capturing probe containing a nucleic acid sequence consisting of at least continuous fifteen bases selected from the nucleic acid sequence(s) of SEQ ID NO:5, NO:6 and/or NO:7 wherein said sequence is modified if necessary; a reagent kit for detecting a CMV containing the above-mentioned primers and probes; and a nucleic acid sequence-based amplification (NASBA) using said primers. The advantages of the present invention are that CMV can be detected in an easy, rapid and specific manner with a high sensitivity.