Specificity of IS6110-based DNA fingerprinting and diagnostic techniques for Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex

Willie A. Githui*, Stuart M. Wilson, Francis Drobniewski

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    Abstract

    Restriction fragment length polymorphism and hybridization of DNA extracted from Mycobacterium tuberculosis, nontuberculous mycobacteria, and nonmycobacterial species with a probe derived from IS6110 confirmed that IS6110 was specific to M. tuberculosis complex. In addition, DNA amplification with IS6110-specific primers yielded a 181-bp fragment only in DNA from M. tuberculosis complex isolates.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)1224-1226
    Number of pages3
    JournalJournal of Clinical Microbiology
    Volume37
    Issue number4
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 1999

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