Patents Examined by Ken Horlick
  • Patent number: 5232831
    Abstract: Probes for the detection of Streptococcus pyogenes, which are capable of distinguishing it from related species, are provided. Methods of using these probes in hybridization assays, and hybrids formed between the probes and complementary nucleic acids, are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 1991
    Date of Patent: August 3, 1993
    Assignee: Gen-Probe Incorporated
    Inventors: Curt L. Milliman, Philip W. Hammond