Inventors:
Jianrong Lou - Boyds MD, US
Daretta A. Yursis - Parkton MD, US
David M. Wolfe - Red Lion PA, US
Lisa M. Keller - York PA, US
Tobin J. Hellyer - Westminster MD, US
Assignee:
Becton, Dickinson and Company - Franklin Lakes NJ
International Classification:
C12Q 1/68
US Classification:
435 6, 435 911, 435 912, 536 2433
Abstract:
Primers and probes derived from SARS-CoV nucleic acid that facilitate detection and/or quantification of the replicase gene are disclosed. The disclosed sequences may be used in a variety of amplification and non-amplification formats for detection of SARS-CoV infection.