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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 24, 2008
Filed:
Jul. 21, 2004
Applicants:
Geert Jannes, Kessel-Lo, BE;
Rudi Rossau, Ekeren, BE;
Hugo Van Heuverswyn, Kalken, BE;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Innogenetics N.V., Ghent, BE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/68 (2006.01); C07H 21/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention relates to 16S-23S rRNA spacer sequences fromand their use in a method for detection and/or identification of. The invention further relates to a method for detection and identification ofin a sample, involving the steps of: (i) optionally releasing, isolating and/or concentrating the polynucleic acids present in the sample; (ii) optionally amplifying the 16S-23S rRNA spacer region, or a part thereof, with at least one primer pair; (iii) detecting the presence of a 16S-23S rRNA spacer sequence; and (iv) identifying thepresent in the sample from the nucleic acid(s) detected in the sample.