US Patent:
20100234245, Sep 16, 2010
Inventors:
Lesley McGee - Tucker GA, US
Maria Lucia Tondella - Decatur GA, US
Maria de Gloria Siqueira Carvalho - Atlanta GA, US
International Classification:
C40B 40/06
C12Q 1/68
C07H 21/04
US Classification:
506 16, 435 6, 536 2432, 536 2433
Abstract:
Methods of detecting (), are disclosed. A sample suspected of containing a nucleic acid of is screened for the presence or absence of that nucleic acid. The presence of the nucleic acid indicates the presence of . Determining whether the nucleic acid is present in the sample can be accomplished by detecting hybridization between a probe, such as a lytA probe, a psaA probe, or a ply probe. Probes and primers for the detection of are also disclosed. Kits and arrays that contain the disclosed probes and/or primers also are disclosed.