Nucleotide sequence data for bacterial 16S ribosomal RNA was used to identify oligodeoxyribonucleotide primers suitable for probing the rRNA gene of mycobacteria and related organisms, with the polymerase chain reaction. The method enabled us to distinguish mycobacteria from other closely related genera, and to differentiate between slow- and fast-growing mycobacteria. Mycobacterium leprae fell within the slow-growing group of mycobacteria but there are significant differences between the sequence of the M. leprae 16S rRNA gene and that of other slow-growing mycobacteria. These differences were used to devise a rapid, non-radioactive method for detecting M. leprae in infected tissue.
BT - Journal of medical microbiology C1 - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1719203?dopt=Abstract DA - 1991 Nov DO - 10.1099/00222615-35-5-284 IS - 5 J2 - J. Med. Microbiol. LA - eng N2 -Nucleotide sequence data for bacterial 16S ribosomal RNA was used to identify oligodeoxyribonucleotide primers suitable for probing the rRNA gene of mycobacteria and related organisms, with the polymerase chain reaction. The method enabled us to distinguish mycobacteria from other closely related genera, and to differentiate between slow- and fast-growing mycobacteria. Mycobacterium leprae fell within the slow-growing group of mycobacteria but there are significant differences between the sequence of the M. leprae 16S rRNA gene and that of other slow-growing mycobacteria. These differences were used to devise a rapid, non-radioactive method for detecting M. leprae in infected tissue.
PY - 1991 SP - 284 EP - 90 T2 - Journal of medical microbiology TI - The 16S ribosomal RNA of Mycobacterium leprae contains a unique sequence which can be used for identification by the polymerase chain reaction. VL - 35 SN - 0022-2615 ER -