US Patent Issued to United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force on March 18 for "Methods of detecting and typing pathogenic strains of Francisella tularensis" (Maryland, Nebraska, Ohio Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,252,751, issued on March 18, was assigned to United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force (Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio).

"Methods of detecting and typing pathogenic strains of Francisella tularensis" was invented by Marilynn A. Larson (Lincoln, Neb.), James C. Baldwin (Huber Heights, Ohio) and Michael P. Dempsey (Bowie, Md.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method of detecting a presence of Francisella tularensis (F. tularensis). The method includes amplifying a first nucleic acid from said specimen using a first plurality of primers, said first plurality of primers comprising SEQ ID NO 4 and SEQ ID NO 5. When...