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Sensitive detection of bacteria by improved nested polymerase chain reaction targeting the 16S ribosomal RNA gene and identification of bacterial species by amplicon sequencing

a technology of ribosomal rna and nested polymerase chain reaction, which is applied in the field of pcr methods, can solve problems such as errors in diagnosis or causation, contamination or experimental artifacts, and inability to detect bacteria, and achieve the effect of improving the detection of such bacterial contaminants

Inactive Publication Date: 2008-09-04
VIRONIX
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[0015]The present invention allows improved detection of such bacterial contaminants, including unconventional forms such as filtering forms (nanoforms), nanobacteria, and L-forms.
[0029]These Nanoforms may be biologically associated with retroviruses, such as HIV, which would therefore increase their likelihood of replication, since they would then carry their own reverse transcriptase, and potentially account for replication of sub-cellular fragments. The retroviruses may be passengers within the Nanoforms, and the Nanoforms represent an infectious particle for the virus.

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It has been found that filtering, and possibly other traditional methods, may fail to eliminate all forms of organisms, leading to possible contamination or experimental artifacts.
This leads to possible errors in diagnosis or causation, and which may lead to erroneous treatment and impede prevention.

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Oligonucleotide Primers.

[0031]The oligonucleotide primers used were:

1)Moll Outer Primer (sense)SEQ ID NO: 1(AAYGGGTGAGTAACACGT),2)Gneg Outer Primer (sense)SEQ ID NO: 8(RAYGGGTGAGTAAYGYMT),3)Bact Outer Primer (antisense)SEQ ID NO: 5(CCCGRGAACGTATTCACSG),4)Bact Inner Primer (sense)SEQ ID NO: 6(CTACGGGAGGCWGCAGTRRGGAAT),and5)Bact Inner Primer (antisense)SEQ ID NO: 7(WGGGTATCTAATCCTRTTTGMTCCCCW)[0032]where R=G or A, S=G or C, W=A or T, M=A or C, and Y=T or C.

[0033]Expected lengths of amplicons are ˜1,200 bp and ˜450 bp with the outer and inner primers, respectively. The primers employed were formulated as equal amounts of each primer within the class identified by the sequence.

Nucleic Acid Preparation and PCR / RT-PCR.

[0034]Cell line supernatants (400 μl), human plasma (200-400 μl) and human peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC, 3-10 millions cells) were lyzed with 10 mMTris, pH7.4, 10 mM EDTA, 150 mM NaCl, 0.4% SDS, and 10 μg Proteinase K at 60° C. for 1 h. Nuclei...

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Abstract

A method for identifying an RNA form of a bacteria, comprising reverse transcribing RNA material; conducting PCR using primers for a first highly conserved genetic sequence generic of the bacteria; conducting nested PCR using primers for a second highly conserved genetic sequence within the first genetic sequence of the bacteria; and identifying the bacteria based on unconserved amplified sequences linked to the conserved sequences.

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RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]The present application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11 / 204,854, filed Aug. 15, 2005, which claims benefit of priority from U.S. Provisional Patent Application 60 / 603,120, filed Aug. 20, 2004, each of which is expressly incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0002]The present invention relates to the field of PCR methods, and specific primers therefore, as well as their use in the identification of any type of bacteria, and in particular RNA forms of bacteria.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0003]The use of biological fluids for therapeutic human application such as plasmas, albumin, live vaccines, stem cells requires that they are absolutely devoid of bacterial contamination. It has been found that filtering, and possibly other traditional methods, may fail to eliminate all forms of organisms, leading to possible contamination or experimental artifacts.[0004]It is believed that certain pathologies are ass...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): C12Q1/68
CPCC12Q1/689
Inventor MONTAGNIER, LUCLAVALLEE, CLAUDE
Owner VIRONIX
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