Frank R. Burns - Philadelphia PA, US Xuan Peng - Hockessin DE, US
International Classification:
C12Q 1/68 C07H 21/04
US Classification:
435 6, 536 2433
Abstract:
The present disclosure provides methods for molecular fingerprinting for the characterization and identification of organisms. More specifically, in one aspect the present invention provides a method of identifying an organism in a sample comprising: (a) providing a sample comprising said organism, said organism comprising at least one nucleic acid; (b) combining said sample or the at least one nucleic acid therefrom with an amplification mix comprising at least one labeled oligonucleotide primer; (c) generating at least one labeled amplification product from the at least one nucleic acid of said organism using a nucleotide amplification technique employing said at least one labeled oligonucleotide primer; (d) combining said at least one labeled amplification product with products of a DNA sequencing reaction to create a separation mix; and (e) separating said separation mix on the basis of oligonucleotide length in a fluorescent DNA sequencing instrument to generate a sequence embedded fingerprint pattern for said organism.
The present disclosure provides methods for molecular fingerprinting for the characterization and identification of organisms. More specifically, in one aspect the present invention provides a method of identifying an organism in a sample comprising: (a) providing a sample comprising said organism, said organism comprising at least one nucleic acid; (b) combining said sample or the at least one nucleic acid therefrom with an amplification mix comprising at least one labeled oligonucleotide primer; (c) generating at least one labeled amplification product from the at least one nucleic acid of said organism using a nucleotide amplification technique employing said at least one labeled oligonucleotide primer; (d) combining said at least one labeled amplification product with products of a DNA sequencing reaction to create a separation mix; and (e) separating said separation mix on the basis of oligonucleotide length in a fluorescent DNA sequencing instrument to generate a sequence embedded fingerprint pattern for said organism.