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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
2002-11-13
pubmed:databankReference
pubmed:abstractText
We developed a method to identify mycobacteria by sequencing hypervariable regions of the polymerase chain reaction-amplified 16S ribosomal RNA gene. This method is nearly specific for mycobacteria and uses positive culture from liquid or solid medium without the needfor lengthy subculture. It shortens identification time to 3 days, which is much faster than the conventional biochemical method (mean, 8 weeks). It applies to all mycobacteria (approximately 100 species), unlike current nucleic acid hybridization methods, which probe only 4 species. The identifications are the same or are species specific for the well-characterized mycobacteria (59/68 [87%]) or more accurate for recently proposed species (9/68 [13%]). The method requires a single sequencing reaction, which is efficient and cost-effective. Therefore, this method is clinically and academically useful.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
0002-9173
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
118
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
796-801
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2002
pubmed:articleTitle
Rapid and accurate identification of mycobacteria by sequencing hypervariable regions of the 16S ribosomal RNA gene.
pubmed:affiliation
Division of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston 77030, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't