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Pourahmad F, Adams A, Thompson KD, Richards RH. Identification of aquatic mycobacteria based on sequence analysis of the 16S–23S rRNA internal transcribed spacer region. J Med Microbiol 2019; 68:221-229. [DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.000891] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
Affiliation(s)
- F. Pourahmad
- 1School of Veterinary Sciences, Ilam University, PO Box 69315516, Ilam, Iran
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- 2Institute of Aquaculture, University of Stirling, Stirling FK9 4LA, UK
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- 3Aquaculture Research Group, Moredun Research Institute, Pentlands Science Park Bush Loan, Penicuik, Midlothian, UK
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- 2Institute of Aquaculture, University of Stirling, Stirling FK9 4LA, UK
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Gupta S, Kakkar V. Recent technological advancements in tuberculosis diagnostics - A review. Biosens Bioelectron 2018; 115:14-29. [PMID: 29783081 DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2018.05.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/02/2018] [Revised: 04/26/2018] [Accepted: 05/09/2018] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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Early diagnosis and on-time effective treatment are indispensable for Tuberculosis (TB) control - a life threatening infectious communicable disease. The conventional techniques for diagnosing TB normally take two to three weeks. This delay in diagnosis and further increase in detection complexity due to the emerging risks of XDR-TB (Extensively drug Resistant-TB) and MDR-TB (Multidrug Resistant-TB) are evoking interest of researchers in the field of developing rapid TB detection techniques such as biosensing and other point-of-care (POC) techniques. Biosensing technologies along with the collaboration with nanotechnology have enormous potential to boost the MTB detection and for overall management in clinical diagnosis. A diverse range of portable, sensitive and rapid biosensors based on different signal transducer principles and with different biomarkers detection capabilities have been developed for TB detection in the early stages. Further, a lot of progress has been achieved over the years in developing various point-of-care diagnostic tools including non-molecular methods and molecular techniques. The objective of this study is to present a succinct review of the available TB detection techniques that are either in use or under development. The focus of this review is on the current developments occurred in nano-biosensing technologies. A synopsis of ameliorations in different non-molecular diagnostic tools and progress in the field of molecular techniques along with the role of emerging Lab-on-Chip technology for diagnosing and mitigating the TB consequences have also been presented.
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- Shagun Gupta
- School of Electronics and Communication Engineering, Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University, Katra 182320, India.
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- School of Electronics and Communication Engineering, Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University, Katra 182320, India.
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Kim SH, Shin JH. Identification of nontuberculous mycobacteria using multilocous sequence analysis of 16S rRNA, hsp65, and rpoB. J Clin Lab Anal 2017; 32. [PMID: 28230286 DOI: 10.1002/jcla.22184] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2016] [Accepted: 01/24/2017] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The isolation of nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) from clinical specimens has increased, and they now are considered significant opportunistic pathogens. The aims of this study were to develop a database and interpretive criteria for identifying individual species. In addition, using clinical isolates, we evaluated the clinical usefulness of 16S rRNA, hsp65, and rpoB as target genes for this method. METHODS The sequences of NTM for 16S rRNA, hsp65, and rpoB were collected from GenBank and checked by manual inspection. Clinical isolates collected between 2005 and 2010 were used for DNA extraction, polymerase chain reaction, and sequencing of these three genes. We constructed a database for the genes and evaluated the clinical utility of multilocus sequence analysis (MLSA) using 109 clinical isolates. RESULTS A total 131, 130, and 122 sequences were collected from GenBank for 16S rRNA, hsp65, and rpoB, respectively. The percent similarities of the three genes ranged from 96.57% to 100% for the 16S rRNA gene, 89.27% to 100% for hsp65, and 92.71% to 100% for rpoB. When we compared the sequences of 109 clinical strains with those of the database, the rates of species-level identification were 71.3%, 86.79%, and 81.55% with 16S rRNA, hsp65, and rpoB, respectively. We could identify 97.25% of the isolates to the species level when we used MLSA. CONCLUSION There were significant differences among the utilities of the three genes for species identification. The MLSA technique would be helpful for identification of NTM.
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- Si Hyun Kim
- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Inje University College of Medicine, Busan, South Korea.,Paik Institute for Clinical Research, Inje University College of Medicine, Busan, South Korea
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Inje University College of Medicine, Busan, South Korea.,Paik Institute for Clinical Research, Inje University College of Medicine, Busan, South Korea
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Kim Y, Choi Y, Jeon BY, Jin H, Cho SN, Lee H. A simple and efficient multiplex PCR assay for the identification of Mycobacterium genus and Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex to the species level. Yonsei Med J 2013; 54:1220-6. [PMID: 23918573 PMCID: PMC3743195 DOI: 10.3349/ymj.2013.54.5.1220] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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PURPOSE The Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex comprises M. tuberculosis, M. bovis, M. bovis bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) and M. africanum, and causes tuberculosis in humans and animals. Identification of Mycobacterium spp. and M. tuberculosis complex to the species level is important for practical use in microbiological laboratories, in addition to optimal treatment and public health. MATERIALS AND METHODS A novel multiplex PCR assay targeting a conserved rpoB sequence in Mycobacteria spp., as well as regions of difference (RD) 1 and RD8, was developed and evaluated using 37 reference strains and 178 clinical isolates. RESULTS All mycobacterial strains produced a 518-bp product (rpoB), while other bacteria produced no product. Virulent M. tuberculosis complex strains, M. tuberculosis, M. bovis and M. africanum, produced a 254-bp product (RD1), while M. bovis BCG, M. microti and nontuberculous mycobacteria produced no RD1 region product. Additionally, M. tuberculosis and M. africanum produced a 150-bp product (RD8), while M. bovis and M. bovis BCG produced a 360-bp product (deleted form of RD8). M. microti and nontuberculous mycobacteria produced no RD8 region product. This assay identified all Mycobacterium spp. and all M. tuberculosis complex strains to the species level. CONCLUSION The multiplex PCR assay of the present study could be implemented as a routine test in microbiology laboratories, and may contribute to more effective treatment and surveillance of tuberculosis stemming from the M. tuberculosis complex.
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- Yeun Kim
- Department of Biomedical Laboratory Science, College of Health Sciences, Yonsei University, Wonju, Korea
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- Department of Biomedical Laboratory Science, College of Health Sciences, Yonsei University, Wonju, Korea
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- Department of Biomedical Laboratory Science, College of Health Sciences, Yonsei University, Wonju, Korea
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- Department of Biomedical Laboratory Science, College of Health Sciences, Yonsei University, Wonju, Korea
- Department of Clinical Laboratory Science, College of Health Sciences, Catholic University of Pusan, Busan, Korea
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- Department of Microbiology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Biomedical Laboratory Science, College of Health Sciences, Yonsei University, Wonju, Korea
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Sharma N, Sharma V, Singh PR, Sailwal S, Kushwaha RS, Singh RK, Nautiyal SC, Mishra P, Masood T, Singh RK. Diagnostic value of PCR in genitourinary tuberculosis. Indian J Clin Biochem 2012; 28:305-8. [PMID: 24426229 DOI: 10.1007/s12291-012-0279-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2012] [Accepted: 11/03/2012] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Genitourinary tuberculosis is a disease of the genitourinary system which includes the entire urinary tract and reproductive system. Genital tuberculosis is an important cause of female infertility, especially in developing nations like India. In the present study, a total of 257 clinical specimens comprising of endometrial biopsy (109), endometrial curetting (42), menstrual blood (8), semen (17), placenta (11) and urine (70) were collected from patients and subjected for PCR, Culture and AFB detection. The endometrial biopsy, endometrial curetting, menstrual blood, semen, placenta, urine showed 30.2, 45.2,12.5, 5.8, 27.2, 31.4 %, positivity rate for tuberculosis by PCR, 7.3, 9.5, 25.0, 0, 9, 8.5 % by culture and 1.8, 2.3, 0, 0, 0, 2.8 % respectively by AFB smear. Being a novel, rapid technique, PCR is the method of choice for rapid diagnosis and management of genitourinary tuberculosis shared with the other concerned tests. This study reveals that genital tuberculosis can occur in any age group, however, the majority of patients were from reproductive age (nearly 75 % of them were from 20-45 years of age) group.
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- Narotam Sharma
- Molecular Research Laboratory, Department of Biochemistry, Shri Guru Ram Rai Institute of Medical & Health Sciences (SGRRIM&HS), Patel Nagar, Dehradun, 248001 Uttarakhand India
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- Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Banasthali University, Banasthali, 304022 Rajasthan India
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- Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Banasthali University, Banasthali, 304022 Rajasthan India
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- Molecular Research Laboratory, Department of Biochemistry, Shri Guru Ram Rai Institute of Medical & Health Sciences (SGRRIM&HS), Patel Nagar, Dehradun, 248001 Uttarakhand India
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- Molecular Research Laboratory, Department of Biochemistry, Shri Guru Ram Rai Institute of Medical & Health Sciences (SGRRIM&HS), Patel Nagar, Dehradun, 248001 Uttarakhand India
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- Molecular Research Laboratory, Department of Biochemistry, Shri Guru Ram Rai Institute of Medical & Health Sciences (SGRRIM&HS), Patel Nagar, Dehradun, 248001 Uttarakhand India
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- Molecular Research Laboratory, Department of Biochemistry, Shri Guru Ram Rai Institute of Medical & Health Sciences (SGRRIM&HS), Patel Nagar, Dehradun, 248001 Uttarakhand India
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- Molecular Research Laboratory, Department of Biochemistry, Shri Guru Ram Rai Institute of Medical & Health Sciences (SGRRIM&HS), Patel Nagar, Dehradun, 248001 Uttarakhand India ; Department of Community Medicine, Shri Guru Ram Rai Institute of Medical & Health Sciences (SGRRIM&HS), Patel Nagar, Dehradun, 248001 Uttarakhand India
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- Molecular Research Laboratory, Department of Biochemistry, Shri Guru Ram Rai Institute of Medical & Health Sciences (SGRRIM&HS), Patel Nagar, Dehradun, 248001 Uttarakhand India
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- Molecular Research Laboratory, Department of Biochemistry, Shri Guru Ram Rai Institute of Medical & Health Sciences (SGRRIM&HS), Patel Nagar, Dehradun, 248001 Uttarakhand India
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Radomski N, Lucas FS, Moilleron R, Cambau E, Haenn S, Moulin L. Development of a real-time qPCR method for detection and enumeration of Mycobacterium spp. in surface water. Appl Environ Microbiol 2010; 76:7348-51. [PMID: 20851986 DOI: 10.1128/AEM.00942-10] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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A real-time quantitative PCR method was developed for the detection and enumeration of Mycobacterium spp. from environmental samples and was compared to two other methods already described. The results showed that our method, targeting 16S rRNA, was more specific than the two previously published real-time quantitative PCR methods targeting another 16S rRNA locus and the hsp65 gene (100% versus 44% and 91%, respectively).
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Mohamed AM, Abou El-Ella GA, Nasr EA. Phenotypic and molecular typing of tuberculous and nontuberculous Mycobacterium species from slaughtered pigs in Egypt. J Vet Diagn Invest 2009; 21:48-52. [PMID: 19139500 DOI: 10.1177/104063870902100107] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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A total of 745 slaughtered pigs were examined during routine meat inspection for suspected tuberculous lesions. Specimens from suspected lesions were collected for conventional mycobacteriologic examinations. Suspected mycobacterial colonies were subjected to molecular typing based on the Mycobacterium species-specific intergenic spacer (IGS) target. The study resulted in detection of suspected lesions in 110 (14.8%) carcasses, from which only 67 specimens produced suspected mycobacterial colonies. Conventional examination was only able to identify 56 isolates as Mycobacterium species, which was confirmed by polymerase chain reaction amplification of the IGS target. Interestingly, out of these, 18 and 12 isolates were Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Mycobacterium bovis, respectively. Sequence analysis of IGS resolved the identities of 10 of the 11 conventionally unidentified isolates as being 4 different nontuberculous Mycobacterium species. The last isolate was proposed as a non-Mycobacterium species and was confirmed by its identification as Rhodococcus equi based on the 16S ribosomal DNA sequence analysis. The study described the isolation of Mycobacterium tuberculosis from pigs and revealed high burden of infection with both tuberculous and nontuberculous mycobacterial species among pigs in Egypt. In addition, the study showed the usefulness of IGS sequence analysis as a reliable molecular tool that would be useful for further epidemiologic and public health studies.
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- Amr M Mohamed
- Department of Animal Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Clinical Laboratory Diagnosis, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt.
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Dwivedi N, Dwivedi SP, Kumar A, Katoch VM, Mishra S. Computational identification of composite regulatory sites in 16s-rRNA gene promoters of Mycobacterium species. Bioinformation 2008; 2:363-8. [PMID: 18685726 PMCID: PMC2478738 DOI: 10.6026/97320630002363] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2008] [Revised: 05/13/2008] [Accepted: 05/15/2008] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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The availability of completely sequenced genomes allow the use of computational techniques to investigate cis-acting sequences controlling transcription regulation associated with groups of functionally related genes. Theoretical analysis was performed to assign functions to regulatory systems. The identification of such sites is relevant for locating a promoter at the 5' boundary of a gene. They also allow the prediction of specific gene-expression pattern and response to disturbances in a known signaling pathway. Here, we describe the identification of composite transcription factor (TF) binding sites over promoter regions in16s-rRNA gene for mycobacterium species strains ICC47, ICC67, ICC43 and CMVL700. It is established that the ribosomal gene comprises of sequences that are conserved during evolution and interspersed with divergent regions. Computational identification of known TF-binding sites was performed using TFSITESCAN tool and ooTFD database. The ICC67, ICC47, ICC43 and CMYL700 strains showed 12, 13, 9 and 15 known TF binding sites, respectively. Comparison between strains suggests 9 known TF predicted binding sites to be conserved among them. These data provide basis for the understanding of promoter regulation in 16s-rRNA.
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- Neeraja Dwivedi
- Department of Biotechnology, College of Engineering and Technology, IFTM Campus, Lodhipur-Rajput, Delhi Road, Moradabad 244 001, U.P., India
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- Department of Biotechnology, College of Engineering and Technology, IFTM Campus, Lodhipur-Rajput, Delhi Road, Moradabad 244 001, U.P., India
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- Department of Biotechnology, College of Engineering and Technology, IFTM Campus, Lodhipur-Rajput, Delhi Road, Moradabad 244 001, U.P., India
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- National Institute for Leprosy (ICMR) and Other Mycobacterial Diseases, Tajganj, Agra, UP, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, College of Engineering and Technology, IFTM Campus, Lodhipur-Rajput, Delhi Road, Moradabad 244 001, U.P., India
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The partial nucleotide sequences encoding the elongation factor Tu (tuf gene) (652 bp) and transfer-mRNA (tmRNA or ssrA gene) (340 bp) were determined to assess the suitability of these two genes as phylogenetic markers for the classification of mycobacteria, and thus as alternative target molecules for identifying mycobacteria. A total of 125 reference strains of the genus Mycobacterium and 74 clinical isolates were amplified by PCR and sequenced. Phylogenies of the two genes constructed by the neighbour-joining method were created and compared to a concatenated tree of 16S rDNA, hsp65, sodA and rpoB genes. The phylogenetic trees revealed the overall natural relationships among Mycobacterium species. The tmRNA phylogeny was similar to that of 16S rDNA, with low resolving power. The tuf gene provided better resolution of each mycobacterial species, with a phylogeny close to that of hsp65. However, none of these methods differentiated between the members of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex or the subspecies of the Mycobacterium avium complex. The correct identification of clinical isolates confirms the interest of these genes, especially tuf. It is suggested from these findings that tmRNA might be useful as another housekeeping gene in a polyphyletic approach to Mycobacterium species, but not as a first-line marker of species. tuf gene analysis suggests that this gene could be used effectively for phylogenetic analysis and to identify mycobacteria.
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- Sophie Mignard
- Laboratoire de Bacteriologie, Centre Hospitalier Lyon Sud, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Chemin du Grand Revoyet, Pierre-Benite 69495, France
- Hospices Civils de Lyon, Lyon F-69001, France
- Universite de Lyon, Universite de Lyon 1, CNRS, UMR5558, Biometrie et Biologie Evolutive, Villeurbanne F-69622, France
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- Laboratoire de Bacteriologie, Centre Hospitalier Lyon Sud, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Chemin du Grand Revoyet, Pierre-Benite 69495, France
- Hospices Civils de Lyon, Lyon F-69001, France
- Universite de Lyon, Universite de Lyon 1, CNRS, UMR5558, Biometrie et Biologie Evolutive, Villeurbanne F-69622, France
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Olsen RJ, Cernoch PA, Austin CM, Graviss EA, Farkas DH, Land GA. Validation of the MycoAlign system for Mycobacterium spp. identification. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis 2007; 59:105-8. [PMID: 17572036 DOI: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2007.04.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2006] [Revised: 04/18/2007] [Accepted: 04/19/2007] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Validation of the MycoAlign assay, a newly developed Mycobacterium spp. identification system based on internal transcribed spacer-1 sequencing, was performed using 50 acid-fast bacilli (AFB)-positive clinical laboratory specimens. Forty-three (86%) diagnostic-level results were obtained, including 38 Mycobacterium spp. and 5 other AFB-positive genera. Three isolates (6%) had suboptimal identity scores with high probability (81-87% identity score). Four (8%) mixed-pattern results were obtained. Forty-five (90%) observations were concordant with the species identification by standard methods, including all controls.
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- Randall J Olsen
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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Mohamed AM, Kuyper DJ, Iwen PC, Ali HH, Bastola DR, Hinrichs SH. Computational approach involving use of the internal transcribed spacer 1 region for identification of Mycobacterium species. J Clin Microbiol 2005; 43:3811-7. [PMID: 16081916 PMCID: PMC1233978 DOI: 10.1128/jcm.43.8.3811-3817.2005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The rapid and reliable identification of clinically significant Mycobacterium species is a challenge for diagnostic laboratories. This study evaluates a unique sequence-dependent identification algorithm called MycoAlign for the differential identification of Mycobacterium species. The MycoAlign system uses pan-Mycobacterium-specific primer amplification in combination with a customized database and algorithm. The results of testing were compared with conventional phenotypic assays and GenBank sequence comparisons using the 16S rRNA target. Discrepant results were retested and evaluated using a third independent database. The custom database was generated using the hypervariable sequences of the internal transcribed spacer 1 (ITS-1) region of the rRNA gene complex from characterized Mycobacterium species. An automated sequence-validation process was used to control quality and specificity of evaluated sequence. A total of 181 Mycobacterium strains (22 reference strains and 159 phenotypically identified clinical isolates) and seven nonmycobacterial clinical isolates were evaluated in a comparative study to validate the accuracy of the MycoAlign algorithm. MycoAlign correctly identified all referenced strains and matched species in 94% of the phenotypically identified Mycobacterium clinical isolates. The ITS-1 sequence target showed a higher degree of specificity in terms of Mycobacterium identification than the 16S rRNA sequence by use of GenBank BLAST. This study showed the MycoAlign algorithm to be a reliable and rapid approach for the identification of Mycobacterium species and confirmed the superiority of the ITS-1 region sequence over the 16S rRNA gene sequence as a target for sequence-based species identification.
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- Amr M. Mohamed
- Department of Pathology and Microbiology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska 68198-6495, Department of Computer Science, University of Nebraska at Omaha, Omaha, Nebraska 68182-0116
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- Department of Pathology and Microbiology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska 68198-6495, Department of Computer Science, University of Nebraska at Omaha, Omaha, Nebraska 68182-0116
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- Department of Pathology and Microbiology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska 68198-6495, Department of Computer Science, University of Nebraska at Omaha, Omaha, Nebraska 68182-0116
- Corresponding author. Mailing address: Department of Pathology and Microbiology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, 986495 Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE 68198-6495. Phone: (402) 559-7774. Fax: (402) 559-4077. E-mail:
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- Department of Pathology and Microbiology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska 68198-6495, Department of Computer Science, University of Nebraska at Omaha, Omaha, Nebraska 68182-0116
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- Department of Pathology and Microbiology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska 68198-6495, Department of Computer Science, University of Nebraska at Omaha, Omaha, Nebraska 68182-0116
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- Department of Pathology and Microbiology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska 68198-6495, Department of Computer Science, University of Nebraska at Omaha, Omaha, Nebraska 68182-0116
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Kurabachew M, Enger Ø, Sandaa RA, Lemma E, Bjorvatn B. Amplified ribosomal DNA restriction analysis in the differentiation of related species of mycobacteria. J Microbiol Methods 2003; 55:83-90. [PMID: 14499998 DOI: 10.1016/s0167-7012(03)00119-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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This study explores the potential of the amplified ribosomal DNA restriction analysis (ARDRA) for intra- and interspecies identification of the genus Mycobacteria. A set of primers was used to amplify part of the 16S and 23S rDNA as well as the 16S-23S rDNA spacer from 121 isolates belonging to 13 different mycobacterial species. Restriction analysis was carried out with five different restriction enzymes, namely CfoI, HaeIII, RsaI, MspI and TaqI. Restriction digestion of the PCR product using CfoI enabled differentiation between 9 of the 13 mycobacterial species, whereas the remaining four enzymes differentiated between 7 of these 13 species. None of the five enzymes distinguished between different isolates of Mycobacterium tuberculosis or between species within the M. tuberculosis complex i.e., M. tuberculosis, M. bovis, M. bovis BCG and M. africanum. Although ARDRA analysis of the 16S-23S rDNA does not seem to have a potential for intraspecies differentiation, it has proven to be a rapid and technically relatively simple method to recognise strains belonging to the M. tuberculosis complex as well as to identify mycobacterial species outside this complex.
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- Mekonnen Kurabachew
- Centre for International Health, University of Bergen, Armauer Hansen Building, N-5021, Bergen, Norway.
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De Baere T, de Mendonça R, Claeys G, Verschraegen G, Mijs W, Verhelst R, Rottiers S, Van Simaey L, De Ganck C, Vaneechoutte M. Evaluation of amplified rDNA restriction analysis (ARDRA) for the identification of cultured mycobacteria in a diagnostic laboratory. BMC Microbiol 2002; 2:4. [PMID: 11945178 PMCID: PMC101405 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2180-2-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2001] [Accepted: 03/01/2002] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The development of DNA amplification for the direct detection of M. tuberculosis from clinical samples has been a major goal of clinical microbiology during the last ten years. However, the limited sensitivity of most DNA amplification techniques restricts their use to smear positive samples. On the other hand, the development of automated liquid culture has increased the speed and sensitivity of cultivation of mycobacteria. We have opted to combine automated culture with rapid genotypic identification (ARDRA: amplified rDNA restriction analysis) for the detection resp. identification of all mycobacterial species at once, instead of attempting direct PCR based detection from clinical samples of M. tuberculosis only. RESULTS During 1998-2000 a total of approx. 3500 clinical samples was screened for the presence of M. tuberculosis. Of the 151 culture positive samples, 61 were M. tuberculosis culture positive. Of the 30 smear positive samples, 26 were M. tuberculosis positive. All but three of these 151 mycobacterial isolates could be identified with ARDRA within on average 36 hours. The three isolates that could not be identified belonged to rare species not yet included in our ARDRA fingerprint library or were isolates with an aberrant pattern. CONCLUSIONS In our hands, automated culture in combination with ARDRA provides with accurate, practically applicable, wide range identification of mycobacterial species. The existing identification library covers most species, and can be easily updated when new species are studied or described. The drawback is that ARDRA is culture-dependent, since automated culture of M. tuberculosis takes on average 16.7 days (range 6 to 29 days). However, culture is needed after all to assess the antibiotic susceptibility of the strains.
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- Thierry De Baere
- Department Clinical Chemistry, Microbiology & Immunology, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium
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- Université Libre de Bruxelles, Hôpital Erasme, Service de Microbiologie, Route de Lennik 808,1070 Bruxelles, Belgium
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- Department Clinical Chemistry, Microbiology & Immunology, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium
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- Department Clinical Chemistry, Microbiology & Immunology, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium
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- Innogenetics, Industriepark 7, Box 5, 9052 Zwijnaarde, Belgium
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- Department Clinical Chemistry, Microbiology & Immunology, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium
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- Université Libre de Bruxelles, Hôpital Erasme, Service de Microbiologie, Route de Lennik 808,1070 Bruxelles, Belgium
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- Department Clinical Chemistry, Microbiology & Immunology, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium
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- Department Clinical Chemistry, Microbiology & Immunology, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium
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- Department Clinical Chemistry, Microbiology & Immunology, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium
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Suffys PN, da Silva Rocha A, de Oliveira M, Campos CE, Barreto AM, Portaels F, Rigouts L, Wouters G, Jannes G, van Reybroeck G, Mijs W, Vanderborght B. Rapid identification of Mycobacteria to the species level using INNO-LiPA Mycobacteria, a reverse hybridization assay. J Clin Microbiol 2001; 39:4477-82. [PMID: 11724865 PMCID: PMC88569 DOI: 10.1128/jcm.39.12.4477-4482.2001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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INNO-LiPA Mycobacteria (LiPA; Innogenetics, Zwijnaarde, Belgium) is a kit for the simultaneous detection and identification of Mycobacterium species in culture and identifies the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex, the M. avium complex (MAC), and the following Mycobacterium species: M. kansasii, M. avium, M. intracellulare, M. scrofulaceum, M. gordonae, M. xenopi, and the M. chelonae-M. abscessus complex. The assay, which targets the 16S-23S rRNA spacer region, was evaluated on 157 mycobacterial strains that had been identified by conventional techniques and PCR-restriction enzyme analysis of the hsp65 gene (PRA). Forty-seven reference strains consisting of 37 different species and 110 human clinical isolates were submitted to the test, and all were hybridized with the Mycobacterium genus probe (MYC) on the LiPA strip (100% sensitivity). Ninety-four isolates hybridized to their corresponding species- or complex-specific probes; only one isolate phenotypically identified as M. gordonae did not react with its specific probe (99.4% accuracy). Thirty-seven MAC strains were phenotypically identified to the complex level and to the species level by LiPA as M. avium (n = 18) or M. intracellulare (n = 7) or as belonging to the M. avium-M. intracellulare-M. scrofulaceum complex (n = 12). Of the last 12 strains, 10 had M. avium PRA patterns and 2 had M. intracellulare PRA patterns. Three isolates that had been identified as a single species by conventional identification were proven to be mixed cultures by the LiPA assay. The whole procedure can be performed in 1 working day, starting with the supernatant of a small amount of bacterial mass that had been treated by freezing and then boiling.
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- P N Suffys
- Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Department, Oswaldo Cruz Institute, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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Shibuya Y, Shiozaki T, Hayashi M, Sugiyama Y. Efficacy of Amplicor PCR for the diagnosis of tuberculosis in respiratory specimens other than sputum. Tuber Lung Dis 2001; 80:209-15. [PMID: 11052910 DOI: 10.1054/tuld.2000.0248] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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A total of 832 respiratory specimens not including the sputum (402 bronchial lavages, 241 bronchial brushing specimens, 136 pumping lavages, 41 pleural effusions, and 12 others) from 462 patients were assayed using the Roche Amplicor Mycobacterium tuberculosis test for amplification and identification of M. tuberculosis, M. avium and M. intracellulare (Amplicor PCR). The results were compared with those obtained using conventional microscopy and cultivation methods. Each patient had little or no sputum and showed an abnormal chest X-ray shadowing of unknown cause. No patients had previously undergone antituberculous therapy. Of the specimens obtained, 24 were both PCR and culture positive, 786 were both PCR and culture negative, 11 were PCR positive and culture negative, and 11 were PCR negative and culture positive. Based on these results, the sensitivity and specificity of Amplicor PCR were determined to be 68.67% and 98.6%, respectively, when compared with culture of respiratory specimens not including the sputum. After correcting for discrepancies due to differences in patient clinical data, the sensitivity of Amplicor PCR was found to be 68.6%, and the specificity to be 99.9%; the corresponding values for culture were 66.7% and 100%, and those for smear were 9.8% and 100%. Thus, Amplicor PCR was shown to possess a similar sensitivity to culture and to be a highly specific technique for the diagnosis of tuberculosis in the respiratory system using non-sputum specimens within hours in patients showing little or no sputum and abnormal chest X-ray shadowing of an indeterminant cause.
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- Y Shibuya
- Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Department of Clinical Pathology, Jichi Medical School, Yakushiji, Minamikawachi-machi, Kawachi-gun, Tochigi, Japan.
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Vaneechoutte M, Heyndrickx M. Application and Analysis of ARDRA Patterns in Bacterial Identification, Taxonomy and Phylogeny. New Approaches for the Generation and Analysis of Microbial Typing Data 2001:211-247. [DOI: 10.1016/b978-044450740-2/50010-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/02/2023]
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da Silva Rocha A, da Costa Leite C, Torres HM, de Miranda AB, Pires Lopes MQ, Degrave WM, Suffys PN. Use of PCR-restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis of the hsp65 gene for rapid identification of mycobacteria in Brazil. J Microbiol Methods 1999; 37:223-9. [PMID: 10480266 DOI: 10.1016/s0167-7012(99)00062-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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Polymerase chain reaction amplification of part of the gene coding for the heat shock protein hsp65 followed by restriction enzyme analysis (PRA) is a recently described tool for rapid identification of mycobacteria. In this study, the speed and simplicity of PRA for identification of isolates of mycobacteria from patients with clinical symptoms of tuberculosis was evaluated and compared with identification results obtained by commercially available methods. Established PRA patterns were observed for nineteen isolates of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, eleven belonging to the complex M. avium-intracellulare, four of M. kansasii, one of M. fortuitum, one of M. abscessus, three of M. gordonae and one of the recently described species M. lentiflavum, as identified by commercially available methods. Two isolates of M. fortuitum and one of M. gordonae had unique and so far undescribed PRA patterns, suggesting geographically-related intra-species variation within the hsp65 sequence. We propose the inclusion of these new patterns in the PRA identification algorithm and have defined more accurately the molecular weight values of the restriction fragments. This is the first report on the isolation of M. lentiflavum in Brazil suggesting that identification by means of PRA could be useful for detection of mycobacterial species that are usually unnoticed. Where the use of several commercial techniques in combination was necessary for correct identification, PRA demonstrated to be a simple technique with good cost-benefit for characterization of all mycobacterial isolates in this study.
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- A da Silva Rocha
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Oswaldo Cruz Institute, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Gormley E, Sandall L, Hong C, Lawton D, Murray A. Identification and differentiation of mycobacteria using the PAN promoter sequence from Mycobacterium paratuberculosis as a DNA probe. FEMS Microbiol Lett 1997; 147:63-8. [PMID: 9037765 DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-6968.1997.tb10221.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023] Open
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A 165 bp DNA fragment containing the PAN promoter from Mycobacterium paratuberculosis was used as a probe in Southern blots to detect the presence of related sequences in other species of mycobacteria. Among the species tested homologous sequences appeared to be present in representative pathogens belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex, the MAIS complex, Mycobacterium kansasii and also the non-pathogenic vaccine strain Mycobacterium bovis BCG. In addition, the probe could differentiate between these species on the basis of a restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP). No hybridization was observed with DNA extracted from a selected group of other slow-growing and fast-growing mycobacteria nor from a selection of other bacterial pathogens. It appears that the PAN sequence is identifying genomic regions common to the major pathogenic groups of mycobacteria.
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- E Gormley
- Department of Veterinary Pathology and Public Health, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand.
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