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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 03, 1999
Filed:
Jun. 01, 1995
Peter Schubert, Darmstadt, DE;
Siegfried Neumann, Seeheim-Jugenheim, DE;
Martina Pawelzik, Munchen, DE;
Winfried Linxweiler, Gross-Umstadt, DE;
Christa Burger, Darmstadt, DE;
Gottfried Hofmann, Darmstadt, DE;
Andreas Bubert, Gerbrunn, DE;
Werner Goebel, Veitshochheim, DE;
Stefan Kohler, St. Clement de Reviere, FR;
Merck Patent Gesellschaft Mit, Beschrankter Haftung, DE;
Abstract
The invention relates to agents and processes for detecting bacteria of the genus Listeria, in particular L. monocytogenes. The agents according to the invention include primers whose sequence is selected from the iap gene of L. monocytogenes. In addition, the agents according to the invention include peptides whose sequence is selected from the p60 protein and which are suitable for producing specific antibodies for the immunological detection of L. monocytogenes.