Nucleic acid sequences specific for mycbacterium kansasii
US5518884A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 28, 1994 |
| Grant date | May 21, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 28, 2014 |
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- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC12Q1/689
- WIPO fieldBiotechnology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Oligonucleotide probes and primers which exhibit M. kansasii-specificity in nucleic acid hybridization assays and in nucleic acid amplification reactions are provided. The full-length M. kansasii-specific sequence, identified herein as clone MK7, is 493 base pairs in length and has a GC content of 63%. Several M. kansasii-specific subsequences of MK7 are also provided. The probes and primers are useful in assays for species-specific detection and identification of M. kansasii.
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