Chemistry: molecular biology and microbiology – Measuring or testing process involving enzymes or... – Involving nucleic acid
Patent
1995-06-06
1998-12-22
Guzo, David
Chemistry: molecular biology and microbiology
Measuring or testing process involving enzymes or...
Involving nucleic acid
536 243, 536 2432, 435 912, C12Q 168, C07H 2104
Patent
active
058517677
ABSTRACT:
Biological probes useful for detecting mycoplasmas or prokaryotes in general, or specific mycoplasma and eubacterial species are derived from the ribosomal RNA gene by selecting particular nucleotide sequences common to the class of organisms being detected.
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