Abstract: Novel nucleic acid molecules encoding proteins involved in the synthesis and assembly of core lipopolysaccharide in P. aeruginosa; and novel proteins encoded by the nucleic acid molecules are described. Methods are disclosed for detecting P.aeruginosa in a sample by determining the presence of the proteins or a nucleic acid molecule encoding the proteins in the sample.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
November 2, 1999
Date of Patent:
September 3, 2002
Inventors:
Joseph S. Lam, Teresa R. De Kievit, Lori L. Burrows, Andrew Walsh, Mauricia Matewish