Genetic diversity of multidrug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates and identification of 11 novel rpoB alleles in Taiwan

J Clin Microbiol. 2005 Mar;43(3):1390-4. doi: 10.1128/JCM.43.3.1390-1394.2005.

Abstract

Of 162 multidrug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates from Taiwan, 60.5% were found to belong to the Beijing family on the basis of spoligotyping results. IS6110 restriction fragment length polymorphism fingerprinting showed genetic diversity among the multidrug-resistant isolates. Furthermore, 90.1% of the multidrug-resistant isolates had mutations in the rpoB gene, and 11 novel alleles were recognized.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Alleles*
  • Base Sequence
  • DNA-Directed RNA Polymerases / genetics*
  • Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial*
  • Genetic Variation
  • Genotype
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Mycobacterium tuberculosis / classification
  • Mycobacterium tuberculosis / drug effects
  • Mycobacterium tuberculosis / genetics*
  • Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length

Substances

  • DNA-Directed RNA Polymerases
  • RNA polymerase beta subunit

Associated data

  • GENBANK/AY823310
  • GENBANK/AY823311
  • GENBANK/AY823312
  • GENBANK/AY823313
  • GENBANK/AY823314
  • GENBANK/AY823315
  • GENBANK/AY823316
  • GENBANK/AY823317
  • GENBANK/AY823318