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JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY
卷 46, 期 4, 页码 1259-1267出版社
AMER SOC MICROBIOLOGY
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.02231-07
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- FOGARTY INTERNATIONAL CENTER [D43TW000018, U2RTW006901, U2RTW006885] Funding Source: NIH RePORTER
- NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES [R21AI063147] Funding Source: NIH RePORTER
- FIC NIH HHS [U2R TW006901, U2R TW006885, D43 TW00018, D43 TW000018] Funding Source: Medline
- NIAID NIH HHS [R21 AI063147] Funding Source: Medline
The Latin American-Mediterranean (LAM) family of Mycobacterium tuberculosis is believed to be the cause of similar to 15% of tuberculosis cases worldwide. Previously, we defined a prevalent sublineage of the LAM family in Brazil by a single characteristic genomic deletion designated RDRio. Using the Brazilian strains, we pinpoint an Ag85C(103) single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) (screened by restriction fragment length polymorphism [RFLP] analysis) that correctly identified all LAM family strains. Importantly, all RDRio strains concomitantly possessed the RD174 deletion. These genetic signatures, along with a newly developed multiplex PCR for rapid differentiation between wild-type and RDRio strains, were then used to analyze an international collection of M. tuberculosis strains. RDRio M. tuberculosis was identified from four continents involving 11 countries. Phylogenetic analysis of the IS6110-RFLP patterns from representative RDRio and LAM strains from Brazil, along with all representative clusters from a South African database, confirmed their genetic relatedness and transcontinental transmission. The Ag85C(103) SNP RFLP, as compared to results obtained using a PCR method targeting a LAM-restricted IS6110 element, correctly identified 99.8% of LAM spoligotype strains. Together, these tests were more accurate than spoligotyping at categorizing strains with indefinable spoligotypes and segregated true LAM strains from those with convergent spoligotypes. The fact that RDRio strains were identified worldwide highlights the importance of this LAM family sublineage and suggests that this strain is a global threat that should be specifically targeted by public health resources. Our provision of simple and robust molecular methods will assist the evaluation of the LAM family and the RDRio sublineage.
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