Chemistry: molecular biology and microbiology – Measuring or testing process involving enzymes or... – Involving antigen-antibody binding – specific binding protein...
Patent
1993-12-17
1996-03-05
Scheiner, Toni R.
Chemistry: molecular biology and microbiology
Measuring or testing process involving enzymes or...
Involving antigen-antibody binding, specific binding protein...
435 732, 435883, 435975, 436547, 5303884, 5303895, G01N 33569, G01N 33536, G01N 33577
Patent
active
054967066
ABSTRACT:
The present application discloses a novel method for the detection of Staphylococcus aureus and methicillin-resistant strains of Staphylococcus aureus. Further disclosed is an approximately 230 kDa protein and the use of such protein in detection assays for Staphylococcus aureus and in other diagnostic applications.
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Hilden Pekka
Kuusela Pentti
Helsinki University Licensing Ltd.
Parsons Nancy J.
Scheiner Toni R.
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