Nanobacteria: isolation from prostatic calculus and identification of its 16S rRNA gene / 第三军医大学学报

ABSTRACT

ObjectiveTo explore the distribution of nanobacteria in prostatic calculus and investigate its role in the formation of prostatic calculus. MethodsThe stones of 40 patients with prostatic calculus was used to isolate and culture the possible bacteria. The genomes of obtained bacteria were extracted, and the 16S rRNA was amplified by PCR followed by sequencing. ResultsThe obtained specific fragment had a 98% resemblance with 16S rRNA of nanobacteria Score=2 480 bits (1 290), Expect=0.0; Identities=1 387/1 409 (98%), Gaps=4/1 409 (0%); Strand=Plus/Plus. ConclusionNanobacteria is proved existing in the stones of prostatic calculus patients by PCR and sequencing.