[54] BACTERIAL DIAGNOSTIC PROBE
[75] Inventors: Eric Gilson; Jean-Marie Clement;
David Perrin; Agnes Ullmann;
Maurice Hofnung, all ol Paris, France
[73] Assignee: Institut Pasteur, Paris, France
[21] Appl. No.: 478,854
[22] Filed: Jun. 7, 1995
Related U.S. Application Data
[63] Continuation of Ser. No. 164,769, Dec. 10, 1993, Pat. No. 5,492,811, which is a continuation of Ser. No. 984,289, Dec. 1, 1992, abandoned, which is a continuation of Ser. No. 870,234, Apr. 20, 1992, abandoned, which is a continuation of Ser. No. 602,914, Oct. 24, 1990, abandoned, which is a continuation of Ser. No. 085,178, Aug. 14,1987, abandoned.
[51] Int. CI. C12Q 1/68
[52] U.S. CI 435/6
[58] Field of Search 435/6; 536/23.5,
536/23.1, 24.1, 24.3, 24.33, 25.6
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Primary Examiner—-James Ketter
Attorney, Agent, or Firm—Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, L.L.P.
