Patents by Inventor Sophia Kathariou

Sophia Kathariou 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).

  • Serotype-specific probes for Listeria monocytogenes
    Patent number: 6503747
    Abstract: Recombinant nucleic acids comprising region(s) of Listeria monocytogenes genome that are unique to an individual serotype and genomic cluster are provided. Also provided are oligonucleotide probes and primers derived from the recombinant nucleic acid sequences and methods for their use in the detection and identification serovar 4 and genomic cluster IIB strains.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 1998
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2003
    Assignee: University of Hawaii
    Inventors: Sophia Kathariou, Xiang-He Lei
  • SEROTYPE-SPECIFIC PROBES FOR LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES
    Publication number: 20010055759
    Abstract: Recombinant nucleic acids comprising region(s) of Listeria monocytogenes genome that are unique to an individual serotype and genomic cluster are provided. Also provided are oligonucleotide probes and primers derived from the recombinant nucleic acid sequences and methods for their use in the detection and identification serovar 4 and genomic cluster IIB strains.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 1998
    Publication date: December 27, 2001
    Inventors: SOPHIA KATHARIOU, XIANG-HEI LEI