Sensitive and Specific Detection of Mycoplasma species by Consensus Polymerase Chain Reaction and Dot Blot Hybridization / 한국실험동물학회지
Laboratory Animal Research
;
: 141-145, 2011.
Artículo
en Inglés
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ABSTRACT
Mycoplasmas are highly fastidious bacteria, difficult to culture and slow growing. Many species of mycoplasmas are important pathogens that cause respiratory infection in laboratory animals and that are known to affect experimental results obtained with contaminated animals. The aim of the present study was to develop a sensitive and specific assay for the detection of mycoplasma species. To this end, we developed a polymerase chain reaction and dot blot hybridization assay (PCR/DBH) for detecting mycoplasma DNA and evaluated it for its sensitivity and specificity. Mycoplasma consensus primer pairs were used for the amplification of target DNA. When PCR product was visually detected, the limit of detection of the PCR test was 10(2) pg of mycoplasma purified DNA. For DBH, the amplified DNA was labeled by incorporation of digoxigenin (DIG). This DIG-labeled probe was capable of detecting 10(4) pg of purified mycoplasma DNA by DBH. PCR/DBH was more sensitive than PCR or DBH alone and was also very specific. Our PCR/DBH assay can be applied efficiently to confirm the presence of mycoplasma species on clinical samples and to differentiate between mycoplasma species infection and other bacterial infections.
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Asunto principal:
Bacterias
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Infecciones Bacterianas
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ADN
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Quimera
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Reacción en Cadena de la Polimerasa
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Sensibilidad y Especificidad
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Consenso
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Digoxigenina
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Límite de Detección
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Animales de Laboratorio
Tipo de estudio:
Estudio diagnóstico
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Guía de Práctica Clínica
Límite:
Animales
Idioma:
Inglés
Revista:
Laboratory Animal Research
Año:
2011
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Artículo
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