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Syst Appl Microbiol ; 30(6): 453-62, 2007 Sep.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-17640840

ABSTRACT

The availability of the dnaJ1 gene for identifying Mycobacterium species was examined by analyzing the complete dnaJ1 sequences (approximately 1200 bp) of 56 species (54 of them were type strains) and comparing sequence homologies with those of the 16S rRNA gene and other housekeeping genes (rpoB, hsp65). Among the 56 Mycobacterium species, the mean sequence similarity of the dnaJ1 gene (80.4%) was significantly less than that of the 16S rRNA, rpoB and hsp65 genes (96.6%, 91.3% and 91.1%, respectively), indicating a high discriminatory power of the dnaJ1 gene. Seventy-one clinical isolates were correctly clustered to the corresponding type strains, showing isolates belonging to the same species. In order to propose a method for strain identification, we identified an area with a high degree of polymorphism, bordered by conserved sequences, that can be used as universal primers for PCR amplification and sequencing. The sequence of this fragment (approximately 350 bp) allows accurate species identification and may be used as a new tool for the identification of Mycobacterium species.


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HSP40 Heat-Shock Proteins/genetics , Mycobacterium/classification , Bacterial Typing Techniques , DNA, Bacterial/analysis , DNA, Bacterial/chemistry , Mycobacterium/genetics , Mycobacterium/isolation & purification , Phylogeny , Polymerase Chain Reaction , RNA, Ribosomal, 16S/analysis , RNA, Ribosomal, 16S/genetics , Sequence Analysis, DNA
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Microbiol Immunol ; 50(11): 889-97, 2006.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-17116985

ABSTRACT

Three mycobacterium strains isolated from clinical specimens in Japan were provisionally assigned to the genus Mycobacterium based on their phenotypical characteristics. These isolates were further investigated to determine their specific taxonomic statuses. Mycolic acid analysis and 16S rRNA gene, rpoB, and hsp65 sequence data for the isolates showed that they are most similar to M. terrae complex. DNA-DNA hybridization studies indicated that the three strains were of two species and were distinguishable from M. terrae, M. nonchromogenicum, and M. hiberniae. Therefore, these strains represent two novel species within the genus Mycobacterium. However, one potential new species should have been considered as M. arupense with the 16S rRNA gene and hsp65 sequences similarities of 99.8% and 100% respectively; it was isolated from human specimens in the United States and was proposed in June 2006 as a new species. This report describes the first isolation of M. arupense in Japan, suggesting that the organism is clinically relevant. In addition, we propose the novel species designation Mycobacterium kumamotonense sp. nov. The type strain is CST 7247(T) (=GTC 2729(T), =JCM 13453(T), =CCUG 51961(T)).


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Mycobacterium Infections/microbiology , Mycobacterium/classification , Mycobacterium/isolation & purification , Bacterial Proteins/genetics , Humans , Japan , Molecular Sequence Data , Mycobacterium/chemistry , Mycobacterium/genetics , Mycolic Acids/analysis , Nucleic Acid Hybridization , Phenotype , Phylogeny , RNA, Ribosomal, 16S/genetics , Sequence Analysis, DNA
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