Differentiation of Mycobacterium species by direct sequencing of amplified DNA
- 1 September 1990
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Microbiology Society in Journal of General Microbiology
- Vol. 136 (9) , 1915-1920
- https://doi.org/10.1099/00221287-136-9-1915
Abstract
Nucleotide sequences specific for a range of Mycobacterium species were defined by computer-assisted sequence comparisons of small subunit ribosomal RNA. A polymerase chain reaction-based sequencing strategy was used to demonstrate that the 16S rRNA sequence can be used for the rapid identification of mycobacterial isolates. Identification at the species level can be obtained within 2 d, requiring < 10,000 bacteria. This procedure reliably differentiates Mycobacterium spp. which are difficult to identify by classical methods, such as M. malmoense, M. szulgai and M. flavescens.This publication has 10 references indexed in Scilit:
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