Oligonucleotide probe for the detection of adenovirus
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1. A method for detecting adenoviral nucleic acid from an adenovirus that causes respiratory infections in a biological sample, comprising:
- a) obtaining viral nucleic acid from a biological sample that is suspected to include material from an adenovirus that causes respiratory infections;
b) amplifying the viral nucleic acid;
c) contacting an oligonucleotide probe with the amplified viral nucleic acid obtained in step b), said probe comprising;
i) the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO;
1 or SEQ ID NO;
2;
orii) a sequence which is at least 85% identical to the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO;
1 or SEQ ID NO;
2;
oriii) the full complement of (i) or (ii), wherein said probe comprises a detectable moiety and wherein said probe is a universal probe that hybridizes specifically to adenovirus serotypes that causes respiratory infections in humans; and
d) detecting specific hybridization of the oligonucleotide probe to the amplified viral nucleic acid;
wherein the specific hybridization of said oligonucleotide probe in step c) i) indicates that the biological sample contains adenovirus nucleic acid from an adenovirus that causes respiratory infections, and wherein no hybridization of said oligonucleotide probe in step c) i) indicates that the biological sample does not contain nucleic acid from an adenovirus that causes respiratory infections.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to an oligonucleotide probe for the detection of adenoviral nucleic acid in a biological sample. In a further aspect, the invention relates to a method for the detection of an adenoviral nucleic acid in a biological sample. The invention also provides oligonucleotide primers for amplifying adenoviral nucleic acid. Kits comprising probes and/or primers of the invention are also provided. Finally, the invention also relates to the use of the oligonucleotide primers and/or probes for detecting adenoviral nucleic acid.
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1. A method for detecting adenoviral nucleic acid from an adenovirus that causes respiratory infections in a biological sample, comprising:
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a) obtaining viral nucleic acid from a biological sample that is suspected to include material from an adenovirus that causes respiratory infections; b) amplifying the viral nucleic acid; c) contacting an oligonucleotide probe with the amplified viral nucleic acid obtained in step b), said probe comprising; i) the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO;
1 or SEQ ID NO;
2;
orii) a sequence which is at least 85% identical to the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO;
1 or SEQ ID NO;
2;
oriii) the full complement of (i) or (ii), wherein said probe comprises a detectable moiety and wherein said probe is a universal probe that hybridizes specifically to adenovirus serotypes that causes respiratory infections in humans; and d) detecting specific hybridization of the oligonucleotide probe to the amplified viral nucleic acid; wherein the specific hybridization of said oligonucleotide probe in step c) i) indicates that the biological sample contains adenovirus nucleic acid from an adenovirus that causes respiratory infections, and wherein no hybridization of said oligonucleotide probe in step c) i) indicates that the biological sample does not contain nucleic acid from an adenovirus that causes respiratory infections. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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