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Allele-specific PCR method based on pncA and oxyR sequences for distinguishing Mycobacterium bovis from Mycobacterium tuberculosis: intraspecific M. bovis pncA sequence polymorphism

Investigation published in Journal of Clinical Microbiology

January 1st, 1998

An allele-specific amplification method based on two genetic polymorphisms to differentiate Mycobacterium tuberculosis from Mycobacterium bovis was tested. Based on the differences found at position 169 in the pncA genes from M. tuberculosis and M. bovis, a PCR system which was able to differentiate most of the 237 M. tuberculosis complex isolates tested in one of the two species was developed. All 121 M. tuberculosis strains showed the expected base (cytosine) at position 169. Most of the M. bovis isolates had a guanine at the cited position. Nevertheless, 18 of the 116 M. bovis isolates, all of them goat isolates, showed the pncA polymorphism specific to M. tuberculosis. These results suggest that goat M. bovis may be the nicotinamidase-missing link at the origin of the M. tuberculosis species. Based on the polymorphism found at position 285 in the oxyR gene, the same system was used to differentiate M. tuberculosis from M. bovis. In this case, DNAs from all 121 M. tuberculosis isolates had the expected base (guanine) at this position. In addition, all 116 M. bovis isolates, including those from goats, showed the identical polymorphism (adenine). The oxyR allele-specific amplification method can differentiate M. bovis from M. tuberculosis, is rapid (results can be obtained in less than 3 h), and is easy to perform




Espinosa LE., Galan JC., Gutierrez M., Samper S., Garcia-Marin JF., Martin C., Dominguez L., de Rafael L., Baquero F., Gomez-Mampaso E. and Blazquez J.




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Participants:

Universidad ComplutenseDepartamento de Sanidad Animal. Facultad de Veterinaria. Universidad Complutense (UCM).

Universidad ComplutenseServicio de Micobacterias (MYC). Centro de Vigilancia Sanitaria Veterinaria (VISAVET). Universidad Complutense (UCM).

Universidad de LeónDepartamento de Patología Animal, Medicina Animal (Anatomía Patológica). Facultad de Veterinaria. Universidad de León.

Universidad de ZaragozaDepartamento de Microbiología, Medicina Preventiva y Salud Pública. Facultad de Medicina. Universidad de Zaragoza (UNIZAR).

Comunidad de MadridServicio de Microbiología. Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal. Salud Madrid. Comunidad de Madrid.







Journal of Clinical Microbiology
FACTOR YEAR Q
3.579 1998

NLMID: 7505564

PMID: 9431955

ISSN: 0095-1137



TITLE: Allele-specific PCR method based on pncA and oxyR sequences for distinguishing Mycobacterium bovis from Mycobacterium tuberculosis: intraspecific M. bovis pncA sequence polymorphism


JOURNAL: J Clin Microbiol


NUMERACIÓN: 36(1):239-42


AÑO: 1998


PUBLISHER: American Society for Microbiology


AUTHORS: Espinosa LE., Galan JC., Gutierrez M., Samper S., Garcia-Marin JF., Martin C., Dominguez L., de Rafael L., Baquero F., Gomez-Mampaso E. and Blazquez J.


Lucas Domínguez Rodríguez

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1128/JCM.36.1.239-242.1998


CITE THIS PUBLICATION:

Espinosa LE., Galan JC., Gutierrez M., Samper S., Garcia-Marin JF., Martin C., Dominguez L., de Rafael L., Baquero F., Gomez-Mampaso E. and Blazquez J. Allele-specific PCR method based on pncA and oxyR sequences for distinguishing Mycobacterium bovis from Mycobacterium tuberculosis: intraspecific M. bovis pncA sequence polymorphism. Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 36(1):239-42. 1998. (A). ISSN: 0095-1137. DOI: 10.1128/JCM.36.1.239-242.1998


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