NUCLEIC ACID SEQUENCES BASED ON THE BACTERIAL SSRA GENE AND ITS TMRNA TRANSCRIPT FOR THE MOLECULAR DETECTION OF S.AUREUS

摘要

A diagnostic kit for a bacterial species comprising an oligonucleotide probe capable of binding to at least a portion of the ssrA gene or its corresponding tRNA. The kit may comprise a primer for amplification of at least a portion of the ssrA gene.