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  • Nucleic acid amplification oligonucleotides and probes to Lyme disease associated Borrelia
    Patent number: 6074826
    Abstract: The present invention discloses hybridization assay probes, amplification primers, nucleic acid compositions and methods useful for detecting Borrelia nucleic acids. Hybridization assay probes and amplification primers that selectively detect Lyme disease-associated Borrelia and distinguish those Borrelia from Borrelia hermsii are disclosed. Other hybridization probes selectively detect Borrelia hermsii and not Lyme disease-associated Borrelia are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 1997
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2000
    Assignee: Gen-Probe Incorporated
    Inventors: James J. Hogan, Yeasing Yang, Nick Carter