Patents by Inventor Silvia A. Bustos

Silvia A. Bustos 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).

  • Amplification and detection of the alpha antigen gene of mycobacterium avium complex species
    Patent number: 5691143
    Abstract: Oligonucleotide primers derived from the BCG-85B gene of mycobacteria and methods for complex-specific amplification of a fragment of the BCG-85B gene in species of the Mycobacterium avium Complex (MAC) are provided. Also disclosed are an oligonucleotide detector probe useful for detecting the amplification products of the BCG-85B gene in MAC species and adaptation of the primers for multiplex amplification reactions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 1996
    Date of Patent: November 25, 1997
    Assignee: Becton, Dickinson and Company
    Inventors: Silvia A. Bustos, Christine A. Rostkowski, Keith C. Williams, Leslie A. Stringfellow
  • Amplification and detection of mycobacterium avium complex species
    Patent number: 5667994
    Abstract: Amplification primers and methods for complex-specific amplification of target sequences in the dnaJ genes of the Mycobacterium avium Complex (MAC) species are disclosed. The primer target binding sequences are useful for amplification of the dnaJ target in a variety of amplification reactions, with detection of the complex-specific target and, optionally, identification of the MAC species from which the target is derived. Primers and methods for multiplex amplification of dnaJ and a second target are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 16, 1997
    Assignee: Becton, Dickinson and Company
    Inventors: Karen Ann Dilly, Silvia A. Bustos, Christine Ann Rostkowski, Dolores M. Berger