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ArticleJournal of clinical microbiology2005

Evaluation of tRNA gene PCR for identification of mollicutes.

Tim Stakenborg, Jo Vicca, Rita Verhelst, Patrick Butaye, Dominiek Maes, Anne Naessens, Geert Claeys, Catharine De Ganck, Freddy Haesebrouck, Mario Vaneechoutte

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Article in Journal of clinical microbiology, 2005. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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10 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Tim StakenborgVeterinary and Agrochemical Research Center, Brussels, Belgium.
Jo Vicca
Rita Verhelst
Patrick Butaye
Dominiek Maes
Anne Naessens
Geert Claeys
Catharine De Ganck
Freddy Haesebrouck
Mario Vaneechoutte
Ghent University Hospital · BEGhent University · BEVeterinary and Agrochemical Research Centre · BEVrije Universiteit Brussel · BE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We evaluated the applicability of tRNA gene PCR in combination with fluorescent capillary electrophoresis with an ABI310 genetic analyzer (Applied Biosystems, Calif.) for the identification of different mollicute species. A total of 103 strains and DNA extracts of 30 different species belonging to the genera Acholeplasma, Mycoplasma, and Ureaplasma were studied. Reproducible peak profiles were generated for all samples, except for one M. genitalium isolate, the three M. gallisepticum isolates, and 8 of the 24 Ureaplasma cultures, where no amplification could be obtained. Clustering revealed numerous discrepancies compared to the identifications that had been previously obtained by means of biochemical and serological tests. Final identification was obtained by 16S rRNA gene amplification followed by sequence analysis and/or restriction digestion. This confirmed the identification obtained by tRNA gene PCR in all cases. Seven samples yielded an unexpected tRNA gene PCR profile. Sequence analysis of the 16S rRNA genes showed that six of these samples were mixed and that one had a unique sequence that did not match any of the published sequences, pointing to the existence of a not-yet-described species. In conclusion, we found tRNA gene PCR to be a rapid and discriminatory method to correctly identify a large collection of different species of the class of Mollicutes and to recognize not-yet-described groups.

Indexed as

Bacterial Typing TechniquesAcholeplasmaAnimalsAnimals, DomesticBirdsCattleDNA, BacterialGenes, rRNAHumansMiceMolecular Sequence DataMycoplasmaPolymerase Chain ReactionRNA, Ribosomal, 16SRNA, TransferTenericutesDNA, BacterialRNA, Ribosomal, 16SRNA, Transfer

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PMID16145107
PMCPMC1234151
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