PROBE FOR DIAGNOSING INFECTIOUS DISEASE

摘要

A probe useful for rapidly detecting and identifying bacteria causative of infectious diseases is provided by completely digesting DNAs extracted from principal bacteria causative of infectious diseases with HindIII, cloning th e digestion product to a suitable vector, and selecting a probe containing DNA fragments peculiar to each of the bacteria. A standard DNA sequence suitable for comparison with that of a genomic DNA contained in a clinical specimen is provided by clarifying the base sequence of the selected probe.