ABSTRACT
We evaluated a multiplex-PCR to differentiate Mycobacterium bovis from M. tuberculosis Complex (MTC) by one step amplification based on simultaneous detection of pncA 169 C > G change in M. bovis and the IS6110 present in MTC species. Our findings showed the proposed multiplex-PCR is a very useful tool for complementation in differentiating M. bovis from other cultured MTC species.
Subject(s)
Bacteriological Techniques/methods , Molecular Diagnostic Techniques/methods , Multiplex Polymerase Chain Reaction/methods , Mycobacterium bovis/isolation & purification , Mycobacterium tuberculosis/isolation & purification , Tuberculosis/microbiology , Amidohydrolases/genetics , DNA Transposable Elements , DNA, Bacterial/genetics , Mycobacterium bovis/classification , Mycobacterium bovis/genetics , Mycobacterium tuberculosis/classification , Mycobacterium tuberculosis/genetics , Tuberculosis/diagnosisABSTRACT
We evaluated a multiplex-PCR to differentiate Mycobacterium bovis from M. tuberculosis Complex (MTC) by one step amplification based on simultaneous detection of pncA 169C > G change in M. bovis and the IS6110 present in MTC species. Our findings showed the proposed multiplex-PCR is a very useful tool for complementation in differentiating M. bovis from other cultured MTC species.