COMPOSITIONS, METHODS AND KITS FOR DETERMINING THE PRESENCE OF MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS COMPLEX ORGANISMS IN A TEST SAMPLE

摘要

The present invention relates to oligonucleotides useful for determining the presence of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex organisms in a test sample. The oligonucleotides of the present invention may be incorporated into detection probes, helper probes, capture probes and amplification oligonucleotides, and used in various combinations thereof. The application also concerns methods for amplifying nucleic acids from gram-positive bacteria and fungi by immpbilising the nucleic acid to a solid support via a capture probe and extending a primer bound to the nucleic acid.