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First insight into the genotypic diversity of clinical Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates from Gansu Province, China.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Investigations of Mycobacterium tuberculosis genetic diversity in China have indicated a significant regional distribution. The aim of this study was to characterize the genotypes of clinical M. tuberculosis isolates obtained from Gansu, which has a special geographic location in China.

Methodology/principal findings

A total of 467 clinical M. tuberculosis strains isolated in Gansu Province were genotyped by 15-locus mycobacterial interspersed repetitive units-variable number tandem repeats (MIRU-VNTR) and spoligotyping. The results showed that 445 isolates belonged to six known spoligotype lineages, whereas 22 isolates were unknown. The Beijing genotype was the most prevalent (87.58%, n?=?409), while the shared type 1 was the dominant genotype (80.94%, n?=?378). The second most common lineage was the T lineage, with 25 isolates (5.35%), followed by the H lineage with 5 isolates (1.07%), the MANU family (0.64%, 3 isolates), the U family (0.43%, 2 isolates) and the CAS lineage with 1 isolate (0.21%). By using the VNTR15China method, we observed 15 groups and 228 genotypes among the 467 isolates. We found no association between the five larger groups (including the Beijing genotype) and sex, age, or treatment status, and there was no noticeable difference in the group analysis in different areas. In the present study, seven of the 15 MIRU-VNTR loci were highly or moderately discriminative according to their Hunter-Gaston discriminatory index.

Conclusions/significance

The Beijing genotype is the predominant genotype in Gansu province. We confirm that VNTR15China is suitable for typing Beijing strains in China and that it has a better discriminatory power than spoligotyping. Therefore, the use of both methods is the most suitable for genotyping analysis of M. tuberculosis.

SUBMITTER: Liu J

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4049826 | biostudies-literature | 2014

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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First insight into the genotypic diversity of clinical Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates from Gansu Province, China.

Liu Jie J Tong Chongxiang C Liu Jiao J Jiang Yuan Y Zhao Xiuqin X Zhang Yuanyuan Y Liu Haican H Lu Bing B Wan Kanglin K

PloS one 20140609 6

<h4>Background</h4>Investigations of Mycobacterium tuberculosis genetic diversity in China have indicated a significant regional distribution. The aim of this study was to characterize the genotypes of clinical M. tuberculosis isolates obtained from Gansu, which has a special geographic location in China.<h4>Methodology/principal findings</h4>A total of 467 clinical M. tuberculosis strains isolated in Gansu Province were genotyped by 15-locus mycobacterial interspersed repetitive units-variable ...[more]

PMID: 24911588

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First insight into the genotypic diversity of clinical Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates from Gansu Province, China.

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First insight into the genotypic diversity of clinical Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates from Gansu Province, China.

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