Patents by Inventor Marlene Bohnert

Marlene Bohnert has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • DNA probes specific for hemolytic listeria
    Patent number: 5523205
    Abstract: DNA probes are capable of hybridizing to a portion of the genome of pathogenic Listeria monocytogenes, but do not hybridize to genomes of other Listeria species and other hemolytic bacteria. These probes are useful to identify food sources infected with Listeria monocytogenes and to distinguish these food sources from those infected with non-pathogenic Listeria species. In addition, methods for the detection of pathogenic Listeria in samples using the disclosed probes are provided. A method of detection using PCR amplification with primers specific for L. monocytogenes DNA is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 1993
    Date of Patent: June 4, 1996
    Assignee: Institut Pasteur
    Inventors: Pascale Cossart, Jerome Mengaud, Marlene Bohnert