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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 03, 2013
Filed:
Sep. 28, 2010
Applicants:
Douglas Spencer Millar, Revesby, AU;
George L. Gabor Miklos, Newport, AU;
Inventors:
Douglas Spencer Millar, Revesby, AU;
George L. Gabor Miklos, Newport, AU;
Assignee:
Human Genetic Signatures Pty. Ltd., North Ryde, AU;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/70 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for detecting a microorganism comprising reducing the complexity of a microbial genome or microbial nucleic acid by generating a simplified form of the microbial genome or microbial nucleic acid in which substantially all of the positions naturally occupied by cytosines are occupied by uracil or thymine; and assaying for a microbial specific nucleic acid in the simplified form of the microbial genome or microbial nucleic acid, wherein presence of the microbial specific nucleic acid is indicative of the microorganism.