NUCLEIC ACID PROBES AND METHODS FOR DETECTING PLASMODIUM PARASITES

• Main Authors: HELENA WELTMAN, OLIVIA MARK, DANUTA WRONSKA, NICK HARRIS, SUZANNE SCHERINI-WARD, JYOTSNA S. SHAH
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; Spanish
• Published: 20.07.2012
• Subjects: BEER; BIOCHEMISTRY; CHEMISTRY; COMPOSITIONS OR TEST PAPERS THEREFOR; CONDITION-RESPONSIVE CONTROL IN MICROBIOLOGICAL ORENZYMOLOGICAL PROCESSES; ENZYMOLOGY; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; MEASURING OR TESTING PROCESSES INVOLVING ENZYMES, NUCLEICACIDS OR MICROORGANISMS; METALLURGY; MICROBIOLOGY; MUTATION OR GENETIC ENGINEERING; PROCESSES OF PREPARING SUCH COMPOSITIONS; SPIRITS; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS; TECHNOLOGIES FOR ADAPTATION TO CLIMATE CHANGE; TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINSTCLIMATE CHANGE; VINEGAR; WINE

This invention relates to novel nucleic acid-based probes and methods for detecting Plasmodium parasites in biological samples as well as detecting different Plasmodium parasites selectively from one another. Esta invención se refiere a nuevas sondas basadas en ácido nucleico ya los métodos para detectar parásitos Plasmodium en muestras biológicas, así como también, para detectar diferentes parásitos Plasmodium selectivamente entre sí.