Primers for Use in Detecting Beta-Lactamases
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Hanson, Nancy D.
Sanders, Christine C.
Ehrhardt, Anton F.
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2009-01-13
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Oliognucleotide primers are provided that are specific for nucleic acid characteristic of certain beta-lactamases. The primers can be employed in methods to identify nucleic acid characteristic of family-specific beta-lactamase enzymes in samples, and particularly, in clinical isolates of Gram-negative bacteria.
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United States Patent Office