ASSAY AND METHOD

摘要

The present invention relates to an assay for use in a method of determining the oral health status of a canine animal by identifying certain bacteria present or absent in a sample taken from the animal, and applying the information set out herein for each identified bacteria to statistical models in order to determine the oral health status of the animal.

主权项

1. An assay for use in a method for determining the oral health status of a canine animal, the assay comprising means for identifying at least two bacteria selected from the list consisting of:Peptostreptococcaceae_XIII_[G-1]_sp._COT-030Peptostreptococcaceae_XIII_[G-2]_sp._COT-077Capnocytophaga_canimorsusMoraxella_sp._COT-017Escherichia_coliFusobacterium_sp._COT-189Selenomonas_sputigena_COT-342Proprionibacterium_sp._COT-365Treponema_sp._COT-200Corynebacterium_sp._cluster 88112Erysipelotrichaceae_[G-3]_sp._COT-302Filifactor_sp._COT-163Lachnospiraceae_XIVa_[G-3]_sp.Filifactor_sp._COT-064Neisseria_sp._COT-049Neisseria_weaveri_COT-269Peptostreptococcaceae_XI_[G-6]_sp._COT-067Capnocytophaga_canimorus_COT-235Porphyromonas_macacae_COT-192Treponema_sp._COT-351Lachnospiraceae_XIVa_[G-6]_sp._COT-161Cardiobacterium_sp._COT-176Pasteurellaceae_sp._COT-271Peptostreptococcaceae_XI_[G-7]_sp._COT-155Schwartzia_sp._COT-063Wolinella_succinogenesActinobaceria_sp._COT-376Clostridiales_[F-2.G-1]_sp._COT-100_PO005Clostridiales_III_[G-3]_sp._COT-388Desulfovibrionales_sp._COT-009Peptostreptococcaceae_XI_[G-3]_sp._COT-034Porphyromonas_gulae_I_COT-052Treponema_sp._COT-198ParvimonasPeptostreptococcusMoraxellaFilifactorSchwartziaTreponemabacterium_cp04.17CapnocytophagaAtopobiumPhascolarctobacteriumGlobicatellaPrevotellaCurtobacteriumGranulicatellaSolobacterium provided that at least one of the bacteria is selected from the list consisting ofPeptostreptococcaceae_XIII_[G-1]_sp._COT-030Peptostreptococcaceae_XIII_[G-2]_sp._COT-077Capnocytophaga_canimorsusEscherichia_coliFusobacterium_sp._COT-189Selenomonas_sputigena_COT-342Proprionibacterium_sp._COT-365Treponema_sp._COT-200Corynebacterium_sp._cluster 88112Erysipelotrichaceae_[G-3]_sp._COT-302Filifactor_sp._COT-163Lachnospiraceae_XIVa_[G-3]_sp.Filifactor_sp._COT-064Neisseria_sp._COT-049Peptostreptococcaceae_XI_[G-6]_sp._COT-067Capnocytophaga_canimorus_COT-235Porphyromonas_macacae_COT-192Treponema_sp._COT-351Lachnospiraceae_XIVa_[G-6]_sp._COT-161Cardiobacterium_sp._COT-176Peptostreptococcaceae_XI_[G-7]_sp._COT-155Schwartzia_sp._COT-063Wolinella_succinogenesActinobaceria_sp._COT-376Clostridiales_[F-2.G-1]_sp._COT-100_PO005Clostridiales_III_[G-3]_sp._COT-388Desulfovibrionales_sp._COT-009Peptostreptococcaceae_XI_[G-3]_sp._COT-034Treponema_sp._COT-198ParvimonasFilifactorSchwartziabactedum_cp04.17CapnocytophagaAtopobiumPhascolarctobacteriumGlobicatellaCurtobacteriumGranulicatellaSolobacterium in a sample taken from the animal, and applying the information set out in table 5 for each identified bacteria to statistical models in order to determine the oral health status of the animal.