Development of a Single-Tube, Cell Lysis-Based, Genus-Specific PCR Method for Rapid Identification of Mycobacteria: Optimization of Cell Lysis, PCR Primers and Conditions, and Restriction Pattern Analysis
Open Access
- 1 January 2004
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Society for Microbiology in Journal of Clinical Microbiology
- Vol. 42 (1) , 453-457
- https://doi.org/10.1128/jcm.42.1.453-457.2004
Abstract
A single-tube PCR method was developed for efficient identification of nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) and their environmental isolates in about 3 h without conventional DNA isolation. The following three steps were optimized or developed: (i) a simple, 6-min direct cell lysis protocol as a PCR prestep for generation of DNA-template, (ii) an improved Mycobacterium-specific PCR amplification protocol with a broader species specificity using newly designed primers targeting a 228-bp region of the 65-kDa heat shock protein (hsp) gene and optimal PCR amplification conditions, and (iii) a genus-specific restriction analysis of the PCR product for conclusive identification of the unknown NTM isolates.Keywords
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