US 12,351,881 B2
Assay for trichomonas vaginalis by amplification and detection of trichomonas vaginalis AP65-1 gene
Ray A. McMillian, Sparks Glencoe, MD (US)
Assigned to Becton, Dickinson and Company, Franklin Lakes, NJ (US)
Filed by Becton, Dickinson and Company, Franklin Lakes, NJ (US)
Filed on Aug. 25, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/456,032.
Application 18/456,032 is a division of application No. 17/408,374, filed on Aug. 21, 2021, granted, now 11,773,457.
Application 17/408,374 is a division of application No. 15/969,216, filed on May 2, 2018, granted, now 11,124,844, issued on Sep. 21, 2021.
Application 14/576,361 is a division of application No. 12/686,695, filed on Jan. 13, 2010, granted, now 8,945,842, issued on Feb. 3, 2015.
Application 15/969,216 is a continuation of application No. 14/576,361, filed on Dec. 19, 2014, granted, now 9,988,692, issued on Jun. 5, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/205,017, filed on Jan. 14, 2009.
Prior Publication US 2024/0035099 A1, Feb. 1, 2024
Int. Cl. C12Q 1/6893 (2018.01)
CPC C12Q 1/6893 (2013.01) [C12Q 2600/156 (2013.01); C12Q 2600/16 (2013.01)] 13 Claims
 
1. A plurality of oligonucleotide primers and a probe for the detection of the AP65-1 gene of Trichomonas vaginalis, comprising a first oligonucleotide primer comprising SEQ ID NO: 18, a second oligonucleotide primer comprising SEQ ID NO: 19 and a probe comprising SEQ ID NO: 20, wherein the first and second oligonucleotide primers and the probe all are capable of hybridizing to the AP65-1 gene within the SEQ ID NO: 24 portion of the AP65-1 gene, wherein the probe comprises a detectable label.