Abstract
Mycobacterial speciation by polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis (PRA) of the rpoB gene was evaluated for identification of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis (MAP) and other Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) members to the species or subspecies level by comparison with conventional methods including hsp65 sequencing, high-performance liquid chromatography, and PCR for accepted species- or subspecies-specific genomic targets. A total of 185 type and clinical mycobacterial strains from humans, animals, and environments were tested. A 360-bp PCR product was subsequently digested with MspI, HaeIII, and SmaI restriction enzymes. The PRA using SmaI restriction showed a unique digestion pattern for MAP distinguishing it from other MAC members and other Mycobacterium spp. Moreover, HaeIII and MspI restriction of the rpoB gene enabled MAC-species and -subspecies discrimination. The rpoB-PRA using SmaI or MspI and HaeIII restriction of the rpoB gene is a simple, convenient, and reliable confirmatory assay for simultaneous identification of MAP and other MAC members.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 65-71 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease |
Volume | 70 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2011 May |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:This study was financially supported by the research fund of Chungnam National University in 2007 (2007-0412) and by the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) grant funded by the Korean government ( MEST ) (no. 2010-0001284 ).
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Microbiology (medical)
- Infectious Diseases