Patents Assigned to Government of the United States as Represented by the Adiminstrator of the U.S. Environmental Protec
  • Cross-Assembly phage DNA sequences, primers and probes for PCR-based identification of human fecal pollution sources
    Publication number: 20200095624
    Abstract: Methods and reagents are used to determine the presence of human fecal contamination. These relate to detection of human crAssphage, a bacteriophage present in Bacteriodes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2016
    Publication date: March 26, 2020
    Applicants: Government of the United States as Represented by the Adiminstrator of the U.S. Environmental Protec, University of Pittsburgh
    Inventors: Orin C. Shanks, Kyle J. Bibby, Elyse Stachler