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Rapid identification of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Mycobacterium avium by polymerase chain reaction and
S Comincini1, D Barbarini, S Telecco
1Dipartimento di Genetica e Microbiologia, Università di Pavia, Italy.
The New Microbiologica
|November 13, 1998
Abstract:
A single Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) within the rpoV gene was developed to rapidly distinguish mycobacteria isolated from clinical specimens. The species identifications of Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) and Mycobacterium tuberculosis were congruent with standard typing techniques. The analysis was targeted toward the identification of species-specific markers for the clinically relevant M. tuberculosis and M. avium. In addition, HaeIII digestion of the amplification products yielded isolates-specific bands.