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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 28, 2003
Filed:
Jun. 30, 2000
James John Hogan, San Diego, CA (US);
Richard Dana Smith, San Diego, CA (US);
Jo Ann Kop, San Marcos, CA (US);
Sherrol Hoffa McDonough, San Diego, CA (US);
Gen-Probe Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US);
Abstract
A method for preparing probes, as well as several probes for use in qualitative or quantitative hybridization assays are disclosed. The method comprises constructing an oligonucleotide that is sufficiently complementary to hybridize to a region of rRNA selected to be unique to a non-viral organism or group of non-viral organisms sought to be detected, said region of rRNA being selected by comparing one or more variable region rRNA sequences of said non-viral organism or group of non-viral organisms with one or more variable region rRNA sequences from one or more non-viral organisms sought to be distinguished. Hybridization assay probes for , the -complex bacteria, , Legionella, Salmonella, , Campylobacter, , Enterococcus, , Pseudomonas group I, , bacteria, and fungi also are disclosed.