Evaluation of the Ribosomal Protein S1 Gene (rpsA) as a Novel Biomarker for Mycobacterium Species Identification.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To evaluate the resolution and reliability of the rpsA gene, encoding ribosomal protein S1, as a novel biomarker for mycobacteria species identification.

Methods

A segment of the rpsA gene (565 bp) was amplified by PCR from 42 mycobacterial reference strains, 172 nontuberculosis mycobacteria clinical isolates, and 16 M. tuberculosis complex clinical isolates. The PCR products were sequenced and aligned by using the multiple alignment algorithm in the MegAlign package (DNASTAR) and the MEGA program. A phylogenetic tree was constructed by the neighbor-joining method.

Results

Comparative sequence analysis of the rpsA gene provided the basis for species differentiation within the genus Mycobacterium. Slow- and rapid-growing groups of mycobacteria were clearly s

SUBMITTER: Duan H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4402190 | biostudies-literature | 2015

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature