TABLE 1.
Mycobacteria and nonmycobacteria used to determine the specificity of the first-round PCR
| Species | Type strainsa | No. of clinical isolatesb |
|---|---|---|
| Mycobacteria | ||
| M. avium | ATCC 25291 | 6 |
| M. fortuitum | ATCC 6841 | 4 |
| M. gordonae | ATCC 14470 | 2 |
| M. kansasii | ATCC 12478 | 5 |
| M. nonchromogenicum | ATCC 19530 | 0 |
| M. scrofulaceum | ATCC 19981 | 0 |
| M. smegmatis | ATCC 19420 | 0 |
| M. terrae | ATCC 15755 | 0 |
| M. triviale | ATCC 23292 | 0 |
| M. vaccae | ATCC 15483 | 0 |
| M. chelonae | ATCC 35749 | 3 |
| M. gastri | ATCC 15754 | 0 |
| M. intracellulare | ATCC 13950 | 8 |
| M. malmoense | ATCC 29571 | 0 |
| M. phlei | ATCC 11758 | 0 |
| M. simiae | ATCC 25275 | 0 |
| M. szulgai | ATCC 35799 | 0 |
| M. tuberculosis | ATCC 27294 | 20 |
| M. ulcerans | ATCC 19423 | 0 |
| Nonmycobacteria | ||
| Rhodococcus equi | IMSNU20114 | 0 |
| Rhodococcus erythropolis | IMSNU20115 | 0 |
| Rhodococcus rhodochrous | IMSNU20349 | 0 |
| Nocardia otitidiscaviarum | IMSNU21221 | 0 |
| Nocardia nova | IMSNU21197 | 0 |
| Corynebacterium diphtheriae | MSNU | 0 |
| Corynebacterium glutamicum | IMSNU21196 | 0 |
| Neisseria meningitidis | MSNU | 0 |
| Haemophilus influenzae | MSNU | 0 |
a
MSNU, Department of Microbiology, Seoul National University College of Medicine; IMSNU, Institute of Microbiology, Seoul National University.
b
Clinical isolates were identified by biochemical tests and partial 16S rDNA sequencing.