DETECTION, IDENTIFICATION AND DIFFERENTIATION OF SERRATIA SPECIES USING THE SPACER REGION

摘要

The present invention relates to new nucleic acid sequences derived from the ITS (Internal Transcribed Spacer) region, between the 16S and 23 S rRNA genes, to be used for the specific detection and/or identification of Serratia species, in particular of Serratia marcescens, Serratia ficaria and/or Serratia fonticola, in a biological sample. The present invention relates also to a method for the specific detection and/or identification of Serratia species, in particular Serratia marcescens, Serratia ficaria and/or Serratia fonticola, using said new nucleic acid sequences derived from the ITS region. It relates also to nucleic acid primers to be used for the amplification of said spacer region of Serratia species in a sample.