DIE AMPLIFIZIERUNG UND BESTIMMUNG VON ARTEN DES MYCOBAKTERIUM AVIUM-KOMPLEXES

• Main Authors: SCHRAM, JAMES L, NADEAU, JAMES G, DEAN, CHERYL H
• Format: Patent
• Language: German
• Published: 16.10.2003
• Edition: 7
• Subjects: BEER; BIOCHEMISTRY; CHEMISTRY; COMPOSITIONS OR TEST PAPERS THEREFOR; COMPOSITIONS THEREOF; CONDITION-RESPONSIVE CONTROL IN MICROBIOLOGICAL ORENZYMOLOGICAL PROCESSES; CULTURE MEDIA; DERIVATIVES THEREOF; ENZYMOLOGY; INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIRCHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; MEASURING; MEASURING OR TESTING PROCESSES INVOLVING ENZYMES, NUCLEICACIDS OR MICROORGANISMS; METALLURGY; MICROBIOLOGY; MICROORGANISMS OR ENZYMES; MUTATION OR GENETIC ENGINEERING; NUCLEIC ACIDS; NUCLEOSIDES; NUCLEOTIDES; ORGANIC CHEMISTRY; PHYSICS; PROCESSES OF PREPARING SUCH COMPOSITIONS; PROPAGATING, PRESERVING OR MAINTAINING MICROORGANISMS; SPIRITS; SUGARS; TESTING; VINEGAR; WINE

Amplification primers and methods are disclosed for complex-specific amplification of target sequences in the dnaJ genes of the Mycobacterium Avium Complex species. Also provided are assay probes for detection of the amplification products and/or identification of the MAC species which is present.