Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for detecting and/or identifying Gram-positive bacteria with high GC content, in particular mycobacteria. The method comprises a nucleic acid amplification reaction and a subsequent hybridization reaction with suitable primers and probes. The invention furthermore relates to oligonucleotides, compositions, solid phases and kits which may be used for carrying out the method of the invention.

Abstract: The invention relates to the diagnosis of microorganisms, especially the detection of microorganisms which are associated with the disease known as parodontitis or tooth decay. The information relates to hybridization and amplification methods in particular, in addition to coupled amplification/hybridization methods with sequence-specific probes or primers.

Abstract: The invention relates to the field of diagnostics of nucleic acids, especially to a highly sensitive method for detecting, differentiating and characterizing nucleic acids in the form of a dry rapid test. The inventive dry rapid test contains a chromatographic material that comprises a sample reception zone, a separation zone including a binding area, in which one or more sequence-specific nucleic acid probes are immobilized, and a zone which absorbs a liquid down-stream of the separation zone including a binding area. According to the inventive method, the sequence-specific nucleic acid probes are immobilized via a polymer linker.