IP Library Granted Patent US 12,391,998
Granted Patent B2
US 12,391,998 · App. 18/911,297 · Granted Aug 19, 2025

Composition and kit for detecting mycoplasma

Inventors: Zhixin Feng (Nanjing, CN); Yanfei Yu (Nanjing, CN); Jia Wang (Nanjing, CN); Yanna Wei (Nanjing, CN); Guoqing Shao (Nanjing, CN); Yuzi Wu (Nanjing, CN); Maojun Liu (Nanjing, CN); Qiyan Xiong (Nanjing, CN); Li Wang (Nanjing, CN); Beibei Liu (Nanjing, CN)
Assignees: JIANGSU ACADEMY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES; GUOTAI (TAIZHOU) CENTER OF TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION FOR VETERINARY BIOLOGICALS, TAIZHOU
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Patent No.
US 12,391,998
App. No.
18/911,297
Granted
Aug 19, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A composition and a kit for detecting mycoplasma are provided. The composition for detecting mycoplasma is an aqueous solution including a primer M-F, a primer M-R, and a probe M-P. A sequence of the M-F is shown in SEQ ID NO: 1. A sequence of the M-R is shown in SEQ ID NO: 2. A nucleotide sequence of the probe M-P is shown in SEQ ID NO: 3, and includes a fluorophore FAM linked at a 5′ terminus and a quencher BHQ1 linked at a 3′ terminus. The composition exhibits high sensitivity, strong specificity, and a wide detection range when used in the detection of mycoplasma.

Claims (16)

1. A composition for detecting mycoplasma, wherein the composition is an aqueous solution comprising

a primer M-F consisting of SEQ ID NO: 1;

a primer M-R consisting of SEQ ID NO: 2; and

a probe M-P consisting of SEQ ID NO: 3, wherein the probe M-P further comprises a fluorophore carboxyfluorescein (FAM) linked at a 5′ terminus and a quencher black hole quencher 1 (BHQ1) linked at a 3′ terminus.

2. The composition according to claim 1 , wherein the primer M-F, the primer M-R, and the probe M-P are in a molar concentration ratio of 1:(0.8-1.2):(0.8-1.2).

3. A kit for detecting mycoplasma, comprising the composition according to claim 1 .

4. The kit according to claim 3 , wherein the primer M-F, the primer M-R, and the probe M-P in the kit are in a molar concentration ratio of 1:(0.8-1.2):(0.8-1.2).

5. The kit according to claim 4 , wherein the kit further comprises a positive plasmid, and the positive plasmid is obtained by inserting a fragment consisting of SEQ ID NO: 4 into a pUC57 plasmid vector.

6. A method for detecting mycoplasma using the composition according to claim 1 for a non-diagnostic purpose, comprising the following steps:

(1) extracting DNA from a sample;

(2) with the DNA of the sample as a template, conducting a quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) detection using the primer M-F, the primer M-R, and the probe M-P; and

(3) when a cycle threshold (Ct) value of the qPCR detection for the DNA of the sample is smaller than 38 and there is a typical S-type amplification curve, determining the sample as positive, indicating that there is the mycoplasma in the sample; and when the Ct value of the qPCR detection for the DNA of the sample is larger than or equal to 38 or there is no Ct value or there is no typical S-type amplification curve, determining the sample as negative, indicating that there is no mycoplasma in the sample.

7. The method according to claim 6 , wherein a reaction system for the qPCR detection comprises: 12.5 μL of a fluorescent polymerase chain reaction (PCR) solution, 1 μL of the DNA of the sample, 3 μL of the composition, and 8.5 μL of double distilled water (ddH 2 O).

8. The method according to claim 7 , wherein a procedure for the qPCR detection is as follows: 95° C. for 3 min; 95° C. for 15 sec, and 60° C. for 30 sec, with 40 amplification cycles in total.

9. The method according to claim 6 , wherein the sample is a biological product.

10. The method according to claim 9 , wherein the biological product is a cell, a serum, or a vaccine.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 10, 2024
From: FENG, ZHIXIN; YU, YANFEI; WANG, JIA; WEI, YANNA; SHAO, GUOQING; WU, YUZI; LIU, MAOJUN; XIONG, QIYAN; WANG, LI; LIU, BEIBEI
To: JIANGSU ACADEMY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES; GUOTAI (TAIZHOU) CENTER OF TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION FOR VETERINARY BIOLOGICALS, TAIZHOU
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Priority Claims (1)
CN 202310719274.5 · Jun 16, 2023 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTCN2023109885 · Sep 6, 2023
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