Usefulness of the GenoType MTBC assay for differentiating species of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex in cultures obtained from clinical specimens

J Clin Microbiol. 2004 Sep;42(9):4303-6. doi: 10.1128/JCM.42.9.4303-4306.2004.

Abstract

A novel DNA strip assay, GenoType MTBC, was evaluated for differentiation of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex species from 77 positive liquid cultures in clinical practice. Species identification (M. tuberculosis [71 strains], Mycobacterium bovis subsp. bovis [5 strains], and Mycobacterium africanum subtype I [1 strain]) results were identical to conventional results. The sensitivity was slightly higher for this test than for the AccuProbe assay.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Bacterial Typing Techniques
  • Cattle
  • DNA Probes
  • DNA, Bacterial / genetics
  • Genotype
  • Humans
  • Mycobacterium bovis / classification
  • Mycobacterium bovis / genetics
  • Mycobacterium bovis / isolation & purification
  • Mycobacterium tuberculosis / classification*
  • Mycobacterium tuberculosis / genetics*
  • Mycobacterium tuberculosis / isolation & purification
  • Tuberculosis / microbiology

Substances

  • DNA Probes
  • DNA, Bacterial