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Method for the detection of Neisseria gonorrhoeae
Assignee: BP Corp North America Inc
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Filing: 1991-10-11
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Granted: 1993-06-08
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Expires: 2011-10-11
Abstract
Abstract Nucleic acid probes capable of hybridizing to rRNA sequences of Neisseria gonorrhoeae and not to rRNA sequences of non-Neisseria gonorrhoeae are described along with methods utilizing such probes for the detection of Neisseria gonorrhoeae in clinical and other samples.
Inventors
- 👤 Susan M. Barns
- 👤 Donald N. Halbert
- 👤 David J. Lane
Bibliographic Details
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 03:05
CPC Classifications
C; C12; C12Q; C12Q1/00; C12Q1/68; C12Q1/6813; C12Q1/6832; C12Q1/6876; C12Q1/6888; C12Q1/689; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T436/00; Y10T436/14; Y10T436/142222; Y10T436/143333
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
182 words
A method of detecting the presence of Neisseria gonorrhoeae in a sample comprising: a) contacting said sample with a nucleic acid probe which preferentially hybridizes to rRNA or rDNA of Neisseria gonorrhoeae over rRNA or rDNA of non-Neisseria bacteria, wherein said probe is complementary to a region of the Neisseria gonorrhoeae 16S rRNA selected from the group of regions consisting of the region 455 through 477 and the region 983 through 1010, and the region of the Neisseria gonorrhoeae 23S rRNA selected from the group of regions consisting of the region 89 to 116 and the region 156 to 182; b) imposing hybridization conditions on said sample and the nucleic acid probe to allow the nucleic acid probe to hybridize to the rRNA or rDNA of Neisseria gonorrhoeae, if present in said sample, to form hybridized nucleic acid complexes, under conditions which do not allow said nucleic acid probe to form stable hybridized nucleic acid complexes with non-Neisseria rRNA or rDNA; and c) detecting said hybridized nucleic acid complexes as an indication of the presence of said Neisseria gonorrhoeae in said sample.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
182 words
A method of detecting the presence of Neisseria gonorrhoeae in a sample comprising: a) contacting said sample with a nucleic acid probe which preferentially hybridizes to rRNA or rDNA of Neisseria gonorrhoeae over rRNA or rDNA of non-Neisseria bacteria, wherein said probe is complementary to a region of the Neisseria gonorrhoeae 16S rRNA selected from the group of regions consisting of the region 455 through 477 and the region 983 through 1010, and the region of the Neisseria gonorrhoeae 23S rRNA selected from the group of regions consisting of the region 89 to 116 and the region 156 to 182; b) imposing hybridization conditions on said sample and the nucleic acid probe to allow the nucleic acid probe to hybridize to the rRNA or rDNA of Neisseria gonorrhoeae, if present in said sample, to form hybridized nucleic acid complexes, under conditions which do not allow said nucleic acid probe to form stable hybridized nucleic acid complexes with non-Neisseria rRNA or rDNA; and c) detecting said hybridized nucleic acid complexes as an indication of the presence of said Neisseria gonorrhoeae in said sample.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
93 words
The method of claim 1, wherein said probe does not hybridize under said hybridization conditions to rRNA or rDNA of Acinetobacter calcoaceticus, Bacteroides fragilis, Branhamella catarrhalis, Citrobacter freundii, Enterobacter agglomerans, Escherichia coli, Gardnerella vaginalis, Haemophilus ducreyii, Haemophilus influenzae, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Kingella kingae, Kingella denitrificans, Lactobacillus acidophilus, Mobiluncus mulieris, Moraxella osloensis, Morganella morganii, Neisseria cinerea, Neisseria denitrificans, Neisseria elongata, Neisseria flavescens, Neisseria lactamica, Neisseria meningitidis A, Neisseria meningitidis B, Neisseria meningitidis C, Neisseria meningitidis D, Neisseria mucosa, Neisseria subflava, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Salmonella arizona, Salmonella typhimurium, Shigella flexnerii, Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus agalactiae and Veillonella parvula.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
34 words
The method of claim 1, wherein said nucleic acid probe consists essentially of any one of 16S rRNA probes 919 or 1209, or 23S rRNA probes IG700 or IG705, or their complementary nucleotide sequences.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
47 words
The method of claim 1 wherein said contacting step comprises contacting said sample with two nucleic acid probes, one of which is probe 919 or its complementary sequence and the other of which is selected from the group of probe 1116, probe 1117 and their complementary sequences.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
40 words
The method of claim 1 wherein said contacting step comprises contacting said sample with two nucleic acid probes, one of which is probe 1209 or its complementary sequence and the other of which is probe 1208 or its complementary sequence.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
40 words
The method of claim 1 wherein said contacting step comprises contacting said sample with two nucleic acid probes, one of which is probe IG700 or its complementary sequence and the other of which is probe IG706 or its complementary sequence.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
40 words
The method of claim 1 wherein said contacting step comprises contacting said sample with two nucleic acid probes, one of which is probe IG705 or its complementary sequence and the other of which is probe 1750 or its complementary sequence.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
40 words
The method of claim 1 wherein said contacting step comprises contacting said sample with two nucleic acid probes, one of which is probe IG700 or its complementary sequence and the other of which is probe IG705 or its complementary sequence.
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