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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 04, 2001
Filed:
May. 03, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
James J. Hogan, Coronado, CA (US);
Patricia Gordon, San Diego, CA (US);
Assignee:
Gen-Probe Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07H 2/104 ; C12Q 1/68 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C07H 2/104 ; C12Q 1/68 ;
Abstract
Polynucleotides useful for specifically detecting bacteria in the family Enterobacteriaceae. Probes and accessory “helper oligonucleotides” are disclosed for use in hybridizing the rRNA and rDNA of Enterobacteriaceae without substantially cross-hybridizing with the rRNA or rDNA of numerous other bacterial and fungal species.