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US Patent Number
6110665
Publication Date
8-29-2000
Abstract
An amplification primer and probe which can be used in an in vitro diagnostic test for the presence of S. neurona in equine blood or cerebrospinal fluid. Sarcocystis neurona is responsible for the equine condition of protozoal myelitis. The amplification primer is seventeen nucleotides in length and complementary to a unique section of the small ribosomal subunit of Sarcocystis neurona. The primer encompasses nucleotide positions 1470-1487 of the small ribosomal subunit of S. neurona. The primer has the sequence 5' CCATTCCGGACGCGGGT SEQ ID NO:1.
Assignees
University of Kentucky Research Foundation, Lexington, Ky.
Application Number
08/388,029
Filing Date
02/14/1995
Recommended Citation
Fenger, Clara K.; Granstrom, David E.; Gajadhar, Alvin A.; and Dubey, Jitender P., "Sarcocystis Neurona Diagnostic Primer and Its Use in Methods of Equine Protozoal Myeloencephalitis Diagnosis" (2000). Veterinary Science Faculty Patents. 6.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/gluck_patents/6
