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Probes for the specific detection of Escherichia coli and Shigella

US5084565A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateAug 18, 1988
Grant dateJan 28, 1992
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Expiry dateAug 18, 2008

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S436/808
  • WIPO fieldBiotechnology
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Nucleic acid probes capable of specifically hybridizing to rRNA of E. coli and Shigella species and not to rRNA of non-E. coli/Shigella are described along with methods utilizing such probes for the specific detection of E. coli and/or Shigella in food and other samples.

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