Nucleic acid primers for amplification of a mycobacteria RNA template
US5925518A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | May 23, 1995 |
| Grant date | Jul 20, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 23, 2015 |
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- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC12Q1/689
- WIPO fieldBiotechnology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Disclosed is a pair of primers to amplify a homologous region of the 16S rRNA of Mycobacteria. The primer pair performs better than a number of other primer pairs in a transcription-based amplification system. The amplified RNA can be detected with known probes for Mycobacteria. The primers, methods and kits are especially useful as an aid in the diagnosis of M. tuberculosis.
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