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Computational approach involving use of the internal transcribed spacer 1 region for identification of Mycobacterium species.


ABSTRACT: The rapid and reliable identification of clinically significant Mycobacterium species is a challenge for diagnostic laboratories. This study evaluates a unique sequence-dependent identification algorithm called MycoAlign for the differential identification of Mycobacterium species. The MycoAlign system uses pan-Mycobacterium-specific primer amplification in combination with a customized database and algorithm. The results of testing were compared with conventional phenotypic assays and GenBank sequence comparisons using the 16S rRNA target. Discrepant results were retested and evaluated using a third independent database. The custom database was generated using the hypervariable sequences of the internal transcribed spacer 1 (ITS-1) region of the rRNA gene complex from characterized Mycobacterium species. An automated sequence-validation process was used to control quality and specificity of evaluated sequence. A total of 181 Mycobacterium strains (22 reference strains and 159 phenotypically identified clinical isolates) and seven nonmycobacterial clinical isolates were evaluated in a comparative study to validate the accuracy of the MycoAlign algorithm. MycoAlign correctly identified all referenced strains and matched species in 94% of the phenotypically identified Mycobacterium clinical isolates. The ITS-1 sequence target showed a higher degree of specificity in terms of Mycobacterium identification than the 16S rRNA sequence by use of GenBank BLAST. This study showed the MycoAlign algorithm to be a reliable and rapid approach for the identification of Mycobacterium species and confirmed the superiority of the ITS-1 region sequence over the 16S rRNA gene sequence as a target for sequence-based species identification.

SUBMITTER: Mohamed AM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC1233978 | biostudies-literature | 2005 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Computational approach involving use of the internal transcribed spacer 1 region for identification of Mycobacterium species.

Mohamed Amr M AM   Kuyper Dan J DJ   Iwen Peter C PC   Ali Hesham H HH   Bastola Dhundy R DR   Hinrichs Steven H SH  

Journal of clinical microbiology 20050801 8


The rapid and reliable identification of clinically significant Mycobacterium species is a challenge for diagnostic laboratories. This study evaluates a unique sequence-dependent identification algorithm called MycoAlign for the differential identification of Mycobacterium species. The MycoAlign system uses pan-Mycobacterium-specific primer amplification in combination with a customized database and algorithm. The results of testing were compared with conventional phenotypic assays and GenBank s  ...[more]

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