Identification of Mycobacterium Species by PCR-Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism Analyses Using Fluorescence Capillary Electrophoresis
AUTOR(ES)
Hernandez, S. Moises
FONTE
American Society for Microbiology
RESUMO
We developed a scheme for the rapid identification of Mycobacterium species based upon PCR amplification of polymorphic genetic regions with fluorescent primers followed by restriction and analysis by fluorescence capillary electrophoresis. Mycobacterium species were identified by restriction enzyme analysis of a 439-bp segment of the 65-kDa heat shock protein gene (labeled [both strands] at the 5′ end with 4,7,2′,7′-tetrachloro-6-carboxyfluorescein) using HaeIII and BstEII and of a 475-bp hypervariable region of the 16S rRNA gene (labeled [both strands] at the 5′ end with 6-carboxyfluorescein) using HaeIII and CfoI. Samples were analyzed on an automated fluorescence capillary electrophoresis instrument, and labeled fragments were sized by comparison with an internal standard. DNA templates were prepared with pure cultures of type strains. In all, we analyzed 180 strains, representing 22 Mycobacterium species, and obtained distinctive restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) patterns for 19 species. Three members of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex had a common RFLP pattern. A computerized algorithm which eliminates subjectivity from pattern interpretation and which is capable of identifying the species within a sample was developed. The convenience and short preparatory time of this assay make it comparable to conventional methodologies such as high-performance liquid chromatography and hybridization assays for identification of mycobacteria.
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