Detection of toxigenic marine diatoms of the genus Pseudo-nitzschia
US5958689A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | May 21, 1997 |
| Grant date | Sep 28, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 21, 2017 |
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- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC12Q1/6895
- WIPO fieldBiotechnology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The present invention provides compositions, methods, and kits for detecting species of Pseudo-nitzschia from a marine sample. Oligonucleotide probes for rRNA hypervariable regions of the Psuedo-nitzschia species: P. australis, P. pungens, P. multiseries, P. pseudodelicatissima, P. heimii, P. fraudulenta, P. delicatissima, and P. americana are provided as well as a oligonucleotide probe for a conserved region of ribosomal RNA from Pseudo-nitzschia.
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