[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 44 (Wednesday, March 6, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 10137]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-5248]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army


Availability for Non-Exclusive, Exclusive, or Partially Exclusive 
Licensing of U.S. Patent Concerning a Simple PCR Technique for 
Detecting and Differentiating Bacterial Pathogens

AGENCY: Department of the Army, DOD.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with 37 CFR 404.6, announcement is made of the 
availability for licensing of U.S. Patent No. 5,958,686 entitled ``A 
Simple PCR Technique for Detecting and Differentiating Bacterial 
Pathogens'' issued September 28, 1999. The United States Government as 
represented by the Secretary of the Army has rights in this invention.

ADDRESSES: Commander, U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command, 
ATTN: Command Judge Advocate, MCMR-JA, 504 Scott Street, Fort Detrick, 
Frederick, Maryland 21702-5012.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For patent issues, Ms. Elizabeth 
Arwine, Patent Attorney, (301) 619-7808. For licensing issues, Dr. Paul 
Mele, Office of Research & Technology Assessment, (301) 619-6664, both 
at telefax (301) 619-5034.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A simple polymerase chain reaction procedure 
is described for the detection and differentiation of Shigella from 
other pathodenic Escherichia coli isolates, such as EIEC and EPEC. 
Serotype specific primers derived from the rfc genes of different 
Shigella strains are used to identify the most prominents Shigella 
serotypes, such as S. sonnei, S. flexneria 1 through 5, and S. 
dysenteriae 1. More than 95% of Shigellosis cases reported could be 
identified by the serotype specific primers described.

Luz D. Ortiz,
Army Federal Register Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 02-5248 Filed 3-5-02; 8:45 am]
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