Sequencing of hsp65 gene for identification of Mycobacterium species isolated from environmental and clinical sources in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
This study evaluated the biodiversity of 28 clinical and 24 environmental Mycobacterium isolates from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, by using hsp65 sequences, with the aim of contributing to a better understanding of the genetic diversity and usefulness of this marker. An extensive phylogenetic analysis was performed. The nucleotide diversity was similar between clinical (0.06508) and environmental (0.06221) isolates.
Senna
Simone G
SG
Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Centro de Ciências da Saúde, Instituto de Microbiologia Professor Paulo de Góes, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. simonesenna@hotmail.com
Battilana
Jaqueline
J
Costa
Juliana C
JC
Silva
Marlei G
MG
Duarte
Rafael S
RS
Fonseca
Leila S
LS
Suffys
Philip N
PN
Bogo
Mauricio R
MR