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. 2006 Jun;188(12):4271–4287. doi: 10.1128/JB.01783-05

TABLE 1.

Summary amended MTC PCR typing panel resultsa

MTC species PCR-targeted locus [no. in profile]b
16S rRNAc [1] cfp32 (Rv0577) [2] MiD3 (IS1561′) [3] RD4 (Rv1510) [4] RD7 (Rv1970) [5] RD1 (Rv3877 to Rv3878) [6] RD9d (Rv2073c) [7] RD12 (Rv3120) [8] General profilee
M. canettii” (n = 5) + + + + + + + f 1234567•
“Ancestral” M. tuberculosis [PGG1b] (n = 6) + + + + +g + + + 12345678
“Modern” M. tuberculosis (PGG1b) (n = 14) + + + + + +h + + 12345678
“Modern” M. tuberculosis (PGG2) (n = 19)i + + +j + + +k + + 12345678
“Modern” M. tuberculosis (PGG3) (n = 5) + + + + + + + + 12345678
M. africanum subtype Ib (n = 12) + +l + + + + m + 123456•8
M. africanum subtype Ia (n = 18) + + + + + + 1234•6•8
Dassie bacillus (n = 4) + + + + n + 1234•••8
Oryx bacillus (n = 2) + + + + + + 1234•6•8
M. microti (n = 10) + + o + + + 12•4•6•8
M. pinnipedii (n = 7) + + o + + + 12•4•6•8
M. caprae (n = 1) + + + + + 1234•6••
M. bovis (n = 14) + + + + 123••6••
M. bovis BCG (n = 8) + + + o 123•••••
a

Includes strains previously described (38) as well as strains evaluated herein for the first time.

b

Based upon the presence of (+) or a failure to amplify (−) a PCR fragment of the expected size; confirmatory PCR amplification of secondary targets from all strains (n = 125) was also performed as previously described for the loci MiD3, RD4, RD1, and RD9 (38), and the results were coincident with those of the primary targets (data not shown).

c

In addition to this gene, all MTC strains (n = 125) also amplified for the genetic elements hsp65, rpoB, IS1081, mpb70, gyrA, gyrB, katG, oxyR′, pncA, and Rv0911.

d

The locus introduced to expand the MTC PCR typing panel (38).

e

Based upon the presence or absence of a PCR fragment for each numerically assigned locus; not included are the isolates with independent overlapping strain-specific LSPs.

f

As a result of RDcan.

g

As an exception, M. tuberculosis strain CA-74 failed to amplify; resulting profile, 1234•678.

h

An alternate RD1 target amplicon (Rv3879c; 1,000 bp) was truncated by 57 bp (943 bp) in M. tuberculosis strains 97-803, 97-1177, and 97-1438.

i

Includes Uganda genotype M. tuberculosis strains (n = 4).

j

As exceptions, M. tuberculosis strains 94-1055, 2002-1330, 2002-1384, and Percy47 failed to amplify; resulting profile, 12•45678.

k

M. tuberculosis strain CA-56 failed to amplify for an alternate RD1 target amplicon (Rv3879c) because of the RD1tbA LSP (62).

l

As an exception, M. africanum subtype Ib strain Percy13 failed to amplify; resulting profile, 1•3456•8.

m

Failure to amplify from M. africanum subtype Ib strain 15082 was supported by a flanking PCR that produced a bridge amplicon of the predicted size.

n

As a result of RD1das; the alternate RD1 target amplicon (Rv3879c) was PCR positive.

o

Failure to amplify was supported by a flanking PCR that produced a bridge amplicon of the predicted size.