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Detection of Porphyromonas gingivalis

US5432055A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateJun 2, 1993
Grant dateJul 11, 1995
Priority date
Expiry dateJun 2, 2013

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC12Q1/689
  • WIPO fieldBiotechnology
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The present invention relates to novel compositions comprising P. gingivalis specific oligonucleotides which are useful as primers to amplify particular regions of the genome of P. gingivalis during enzymatic nucleic acid amplification. The invention also provides a method for the detection of P. gingivalis, which may be present in a clinical specimen, using the P. gingivalis-specific primers and enzymatic nucleic acid amplification. The present invention also relates to P. gingivalis-specific oligonucleotides which are useful as probes to facilitate detection of the amplified regions of P. gingivalis DNA.

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