Oligonucleotides and methods for the detection of Neisseria gonorrhoeae

• Main Authors: CHING; SHANFUN, BIRKENMEYER; LARRY G, WINKLER; JANET K, OHHASHI; YOSHIHIRO
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 26.09.1995
• Edition: 6
• Subjects: BEER; BIOCHEMISTRY; CHEMISTRY; COMPOSITIONS OR TEST PAPERS THEREFOR; COMPOSITIONS THEREOF; CONDITION-RESPONSIVE CONTROL IN MICROBIOLOGICAL ORENZYMOLOGICAL PROCESSES; CULTURE MEDIA; DERIVATIVES THEREOF; ENZYMOLOGY; MEASURING OR TESTING PROCESSES INVOLVING ENZYMES, NUCLEICACIDS OR MICROORGANISMS; METALLURGY; MICROBIOLOGY; MICROORGANISMS OR ENZYMES; MUTATION OR GENETIC ENGINEERING; NUCLEIC ACIDS; NUCLEOSIDES; NUCLEOTIDES; ORGANIC CHEMISTRY; PROCESSES OF PREPARING SUCH COMPOSITIONS; PROCESSES USING MICROORGANISMS; PROPAGATING, PRESERVING OR MAINTAINING MICROORGANISMS; SPIRITS; SUGARS; VINEGAR; WINE

The present invention relates to oligonucleotide probes and primers useful in detecting Neisseria gonorrhoeae e.g. by the polymerase chain reaction. The present invention is also directed to methods for detecting Neisseria gonorrhoeae by the polymerase chain reaction. The probes and primers are specific for the pilin gene.