Abstract: The present invention relates to a gene sequence coding for hybrid Protein I of Neisseria gonorrhoeae, and cloning vector and host organisms containing same. Also disclosed are oligonucleotides useful as diagnostic probes for the detection of N. gonorrhoeae infection.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
June 15, 1999
Date of Patent:
February 19, 2002
Assignee:
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Inventors:
Nicholas H. Carbonetti, P. Frederick Sparling