Patents Examined by Magaret Parr
  • Nucleic acid probes for the detection of Lyme disease spirochetes
    Patent number: 5466577
    Abstract: Nucleic acid probes are described for detecting bacteria capable of causing Lyme disease. These probes complement the ribosomal ribonucleic acid sequences unique to Borrelia spirochetes, and as such can detect the rRNA, rDNA, or polymerase chain reaction amplification products of these genes. These probes, plus the described amplification primers, can be used to detect the etiological agent of Lyme disease in human or veterinary samples, and for determining the infective potential of Ixodes ticks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 1993
    Date of Patent: November 14, 1995
    Assignee: Amoco Corporation
    Inventor: William G. Weisburg