US 20120100529A1

(19) United States

(12) Patent Application Publication (10) Pub. No.: US 2012/0100529 A1
(43) Pub. Date:

Fischer et al.

(54)

(75)

BIOLOGICAL SPECIMEN COLLECTION

AND TRANSPORT SYSTEM AND METHODS
OF USE

Inventors:

Gerald W. Fischer, Bethesda, MD

(US); Luke T. Daum, San Antonio,

Apr. 26, 2012

Publication Classi?cation

(51)

Int. Cl.

C12Q 1/70
C12Q 1/68
(52)

(2006.01)
(2006.01)

us. or. .......................................... .. 435/5; 435/6.12

TX (U S)

(57)

(73) Assignee:

Longhorn Vaccines & Diagnostics,

LLC, San Antonio, TX (US)

Disclosed are compositions for isolating populations of

nucleic acids from biological, forensic, and environmental
samples. Also disclosed are methods for using these compo
sitions as one-step formulations for killing pathogens, inac

(21) Appl. No.:

13/332,204

tivating nucleases, and releasing polynucleotides from other

(22)

Filed:

Dec. 20, 2011

ABSTRACT

cellular components Within the sample, and stabilizing the

nucleic acids prior to further processing or assay. The dis

closed compositions safely facilitate rapid sample collection,

and provide extended storage and transport of the samples at

Related US. Application Data

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Continuation of application No. 12/243,949, ?led on

Oct. 1, 2008, noW Pat. No. 8,084,443.
Provisional application No. 60/976,728, ?led on Oct.

1, 2007.

ambient or elevated temperature Without contamination of the

sample or degradation of the nucleic acids contained therein.

This process particularly facilitates the collection of speci
mens from remote locations, and under conditions previously

considered hostile for preserving the integrity of nucleic acids

released from lysed biological samples Without the need of
refrigeration or freezing prior to molecular analysis.

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