Identification of a DNA region potentially useful for the detection of mycobacterium kansasii
US6291176A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 18, 1999 |
| Grant date | Sep 18, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 18, 2019 |
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- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC12Q1/689
- WIPO fieldBiotechnology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Disclosed herein is a newly-identified DNA sequence from Mycobacterium kansasii designated KATS2. Also disclosed are methods, oligonucleotide probes, amplification primers, and kits for the detection of M. kansasii nucleic acids. M. kansasii-specific methods, probes, amplification primers, and kits are preferred.
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