Specificity of IS6110-based amplification assays for Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex

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作者
Hellyer, TJ
DesJardin, LE
Assaf, MK
Bates, JH
Cave, MD
Eisenach, KD
机构
[1] UNIV ARKANSAS MED SCI HOSP,JOHN L MCCLELLAN MEM VET HOSP,MED RES SERV 151,LITTLE ROCK,AR 72205
[2] UNIV ARKANSAS MED SCI HOSP,DEPT PATHOL,LITTLE ROCK,AR 72205
[3] UNIV ARKANSAS MED SCI HOSP,DEPT MICROBIOL IMMUNOL,LITTLE ROCK,AR 72205
[4] UNIV ARKANSAS MED SCI HOSP,DEPT ANAT,LITTLE ROCK,AR 72205
[5] UNIV ARKANSAS MED SCI HOSP,DEPT MED,LITTLE ROCK,AR 72205
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10.1128/JCM.34.11.2843-2846.1996
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Q93 [微生物学];
学科分类号
071005 ; 100705 ;
摘要
The specificity of IS6110 for the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex has recently been questioned. We observed no cross-reaction with 27 nontuberculous mycobacteria using strand displacement- and PCR-based amplification of the nucleotide 970 to 1026 and 762 to 865 regions of IS6110. These data support use of selected regions of IS6110 as M. tuberculosis complex-specific targets.
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页码:2843 / 2846
页数:4
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