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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 02, 2010
Filed:
Feb. 11, 2008
Brian Washburn, Durham, NC (US);
Douglas Lovern, Durham, NC (US);
Hwa-tang Thomas Wang, Encinitas, CA (US);
Lawrence Burg, Framingham, MA (US);
Brian Washburn, Durham, NC (US);
Douglas Lovern, Durham, NC (US);
Hwa-Tang Thomas Wang, Encinitas, CA (US);
Lawrence Burg, Framingham, MA (US);
bioMerieux, Inc., Durham, NC (US);
Abstract
The present invention relates to modification of amplification buffer used in amplification reactions. The modifications result in a significant improvement in results of amplification. In particular, the present invention provides methods and buffers for performing an amplification reaction utilizing a buffer comprising nucleotide triphosphates comprising treating the buffer to substitute a portion of the nucleotide triphosphates with nucleotide diphosphates.