Chemistry: molecular biology and microbiology – Measuring or testing process involving enzymes or... – Involving nucleic acid
Patent
1997-03-24
2000-12-05
Myers, Carla J.
Chemistry: molecular biology and microbiology
Measuring or testing process involving enzymes or...
Involving nucleic acid
536 231, 536 2432, C12Q 168, C07H 2102, C07H 2104
Patent
active
061565059
ABSTRACT:
The invention features compositions and methods for the detection of and differentiation between Taenia solium and/or Taenia saginata. Specifically, the invention features nucleic acid probes comprising specific repetitive sequences of T. solium and T. saginata. These sequences make it possible to distinguish, with a high level of sensitivity and specificity, the eggs of these species of Taenia, thus enabling the diagnosis of taeniasis and the identification of carriers of Taenia solium. The invention is of great importance in controlling spread of T. solium due to ingestion of infected pork and/or exposure to human carriers of T. solium, thus facilitating the eradication of human and swine cysticercosis. The invention is thus of great importance in supporting eradication of human and swine cysticercosis.
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Agabian Nina M.
Chapman Alger B.
Garcia Diana Maria Ortiz
Mossie Kevin G.
Ruiz Veronica Vallejo
Borden Paula A.
Francis Carol L.
Johannsen Diana
Myers Carla J.
The Regents of the University of California
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