METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR DETECTING PATHOGENIC BACTERIA

摘要

The present invention encompasses methods and compositions for detecting pathogenic bacteria. Additionally, the present invention encompasses methods and compositions for catalyzing the dismutation of superoxide radicals. Further, the present invention encompasses methods for determining the antibiotic susceptibility of pathogenic bacteria.

主权项

1. A method for detecting the presence of yersiniabactin-expressing bacteria in a subject, the method comprising the steps of:
a) obtaining a sample from the subject; b) analyzing the sample, in vitro, for the presence or absence of cupric yersiniabactin, wherein the presence of cupric yersiniabactin is determined by contacting the sample with an antibody specific for cupric yersiniabactin; and c) identifying the presence of yersiniabactin-expressing bacteria in the subject when cupric yersiniabactin is present in the sample.