A Nucleic Acid Probe and Method for the Rapid Detection of Typhoid Fever Bacteria.

Abstract

This invention relates to a nucleic acid probe and method for the rapid detection of typhoid fever bacteria by use of a nucleic acid hybridization probe, equivalent to the DNA region encoding the Vi antigen of enteric bacteria such as Salmonella typhi, S. paratifphi C, or Citrobacter, freundii, in a nucleic acid hybridization reaction with a clinical specimen containing typhoid fever bacteria.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 23, 1986
Accession Number
ADD012602

Entities

People

  • Dennis J. Kopecko
  • Fran A. Rubin
  • Louis S. Baron

Organizations

  • United States Army

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acids
  • Bacteria
  • Bacterial Infections
  • Coding
  • Detection
  • Gammaproteobacteria
  • Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections
  • Hybridization
  • Inventions
  • Nucleic Acid Probes
  • Nucleic Acids

Fields of Study

  • Biology

Readers

  • Microbial Pathology
  • Molecular Genetics

Technology Areas

  • Biotechnology