Method of detecting Coccidioides species

US9127321B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignees

• The Translational Genomics Research Institute · US
• Arizona Board of Regents on Behalf of Northern Arizona University · US

Inventors

• David Engelthaler · Flagstaff, US
• Elizabeth Driebe · Flagstaff, US
• Paul Keim · Flagstaff, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Oct 6, 2011
• Grant date: Sep 8, 2015
• Expiry date: Jul 9, 2034

Classification

• Technology area (CPC C): Chemistry; Metallurgy
• CPC primary: C12Q2600/156
• WIPO field: Biotechnology
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

The present invention provides methods and kits that may be used to detect and quantify the presence of Coccidioides species. The methods include quantification PCR assays, and the kits and compositions include oligonucleotides used as primers and probes.