Abstract: A method of identifying an M17 strain of E. coli in a human biological sample is provided. The method comprises analyzing products of an amplification reaction using DNA extracted from the human biological sample and a primer pair which amplifies an M17 specific nucleic acid sequence of an M17 nucleic acid sequence, wherein the primer pair is selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 37 and 38; SEQ ID NO: 39 and 40; and SEQ ID NOs: 45 and 46, wherein a product of the amplification reaction is indicative of an M17 strain of E. coli. Additional primers and kits comprising same are also provided.
Type:
Application
Filed:
December 7, 2011
Publication date:
July 19, 2012
Applicant:
Enterologics, Inc.
Inventors:
Robert A. HOERR, Eileen F. Bostwick, Douglas Testa