title: Natural occurrence of horizontal transfer of Mycobacterium avium- specific insertion sequence IS1245 to Mycobacterium kansasii.
abstract: Mycobacterium kansasii carrying IS1245, a highly prevalent insertion sequence among Mycobacterium avium isolates, was detected in a mixed culture of M. avium and M. kansasii. The insertion sequence was stable and able to transpose by a replicative mechanism in M. kansasii. These findings may have significant implications for molecular diagnosis and treatment outcome.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Microbiologia, Imunologia e Parasitologia, Universidade Federal de Sao Paulo, Rua Botucatu, 862 3 degrees Andar, 04023-062 Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Michelle Christiane
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: da Silva Rabello
authors.forename: Rosangela Siqueira
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: de Oliveira
authors.forename: Rosa Maria
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Silva
authors.forename: Sylvia Cardoso
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Leao
mesh_terms: D015373:Bacterial Typing Techniques; D016172:DNA Fingerprinting; D004251:DNA Transposable Elements; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D022761:Gene Transfer, Horizontal; D006801:Humans; D009162:Mycobacterium avium / Q000235:genetics* / Q000254:growth & development; D019909:Mycobacterium kansasii / Q000235:genetics* / Q000254:growth & development; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D012150:Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length
chemical_list: D004251:DNA Transposable Elements; D004269:DNA, Bacterial
references.citation: Clin Microbiol Rev. 2003 Apr;16(2):319-54
references.pmid: 12692101
references.citation: Clin Infect Dis. 1992 Feb;14(2):618-9
references.pmid: 1554855
references.citation: Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 1998 Mar;2(3):242-51
references.pmid: 9526198
references.citation: Int J Syst Evol Microbiol. 2002 Sep;52(Pt 5):1505-1518
references.pmid: 12361252
references.citation: J Clin Microbiol. 1998 Jul;36(7):1859-63
references.pmid: 9650925
references.citation: Indian J Med Res. 2004 Oct;120(4):290-304
references.pmid: 15520483
references.citation: Kekkaku. 1997 Oct;72(10):573-7
references.pmid: 9386356
references.citation: J Clin Microbiol. 1995 Feb;33(2):304-7
references.pmid: 7714183
references.citation: J Clin Microbiol. 2003 Jan;41(1):44-9
references.pmid: 12517823
references.citation: J Clin Microbiol. 2009 Jul;47(7):2156-64
references.pmid: 19403768
references.citation: J Clin Microbiol. 2002 May;40(5):1869-72
references.pmid: 11980981
references.citation: J Clin Microbiol. 2000 Feb;38(2):508-12
references.pmid: 10655336
references.citation: J Clin Microbiol. 1999 Feb;37(2):442-4
references.pmid: 9889238
references.citation: J Clin Microbiol. 1998 Oct;36(10):3051-4
references.pmid: 9738067
references.citation: J Clin Microbiol. 2000 Mar;38(3):1094-104
references.pmid: 10699003