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Method for diagnosis of lyme disease

US5912117A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateOct 9, 1992
Grant dateJun 15, 1999
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Expiry dateOct 9, 2012

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S435/81
  • WIPO fieldBiotechnology
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Methods and reagents are provided for amplifying and detecting target nucleic acid sequences in a sample suspected of containing Borrelia spirochetes using the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) process. The PCR process employs primers and probes which are derived from the 16S ribosomal RNA gene of Borrelia burgdorferi and Borrelia hermsii.

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