Cross-reactivity of genetic probe for detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis with newly described species Mycobacterium celatum.
An acridinium ester-labeled DNA probe (AccuProbe; Gen-Probe Inc., San Diego, Calif.) for the identification of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex gave discrepant results with the newly described species M. celatum. Examination of 20 strains of M. celatum showed that 8 were positive with the probe; the remaining 12 were negative.
Butler
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Division of Bacterial and Mycotic Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333.
O'Connor
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Yakrus
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Gross
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D001483:Base Sequence; D015342:DNA Probes; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009161:Mycobacterium / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D009169:Mycobacterium tuberculosis / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D012329:RNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D012689:Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid; D013045:Species Specificity; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology
D015342:DNA Probes; D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D012329:RNA, Bacterial; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S