Patent 7494772 was granted and assigned to Lawrence Livermore National Security (company) on February, 2009 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
Nucleotide sequences specific to Yersinia pestis that serve as markers or signatures for identification of this bacterium were identified. In addition, forward and reverse primers and hybridization probes derived from these nucleotide sequences that are used in nucleotide detection methods to detect the presence of the bacterium are disclosed.