Species-specific genetic identification of Mycobacterium paratuberculosis
US6277580A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 15, 1999 |
| Grant date | Aug 21, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 15, 2019 |
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- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC12Q1/689
- WIPO fieldBiotechnology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
An M. paratuberculosis gene referred to as hspX provides a useful target region for the construction of suitable probes and primers that are species-specific for distinguishing M. paratuberculosis from related mycobacteria in a test sample. M. paratuberculosis is the causative agent of Johne's disease and has been isolated from human patients with Crohn's disease.
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