Targeted molecular bar codes and methods for using the same are provided. The subject targeted molecular bar codes include a molecular bar code and a member of a specific binding pair, where the specific binding pair member is generally bonded to the bar code through a linking group. The subject molecular bar code may be read during translocation through a single nano-meter scale pore. The subject targeted molecular bar codes find use in a variety of different applications involving analyte detection, such as screening and diagnostic applications.
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 09/466,994, filed Dec. 10, 1999 and now issued as U.S. Pat. No. 6,465,193, which claims priority to the filing date of the U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 60/111,802 filed Dec. 11, 1998 and U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 60/158,020 filed Oct. 6, 1999, the disclosures of which are herein incorporated by reference.
