Comparison of methods based on different molecular epidemiological markers for typing of mycobacterium tuberculosis complex strains

• Verfasst von: Kremer, Kristin [VerfasserIn]
• Verfasst von: Soolingen, D. van [VerfasserIn]
• Verfasst von: Frothingham, R. [VerfasserIn]
• Verfasst von: Haas, Walter [VerfasserIn]
• Verfasst von: Hermans, P. W. M. [VerfasserIn]
• Verfasst von: Martín, C. [VerfasserIn]
• Verfasst von: Palittapongarnpim, P. [VerfasserIn]
• Verfasst von: Plikaytis, B. B. [VerfasserIn]
• Verfasst von: Riley, L. W. [VerfasserIn]
• Verfasst von: Yakrus, M. A. [VerfasserIn]
• Verfasst von: Musser, J. M. [VerfasserIn]
• Verfasst von: Embden, J. D. A. van [VerfasserIn]
• Titel: Comparison of methods based on different molecular epidemiological markers for typing of mycobacterium tuberculosis complex strains
• Titelzusatz: interlaboratory study of discriminatory power and reproducibility
• Verf.angabe: K. Kremer, D. van Soolingen, R. Frothingham, W.H. Haas, P.W. M. Hermans, C. Martín, P. Palittapongarnpim, B.B. Plikaytis, L.W. Riley, M.A. Yakrus, J.M. Musser, J.D.A. van Embden
• E-Jahr: 1999
• Jahr: August 1, 1999
• Umfang: 12 S.
• Fussnoten: Gesehen am 21.12.2020
• Titel Quelle: Enthalten in: Journal of clinical microbiology
• Ort Quelle: Washington, DC : Soc., 1975
• Jahr Quelle: 1999
• Band/Heft Quelle: 37(1999), 8, Seite 2607-2618
• ISSN Quelle: 1098-660X
• DOI: doi:10.1128/JCM.37.8.2607-2618.1999
• Datenträger: Online-Ressource
• Sprache: eng
• K10plus-PPN: 1743347375

Abstract

<h3>ABSTRACT</h3> <p>In this study, the currently known typing methods for<i>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</i> isolates were evaluated with regard to reproducibility, discrimination, and specificity. Therefore, 90 <i>M. tuberculosis</i> complex strains, originating from 38 countries, were tested in five restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) typing methods and in seven PCR-based assays. In all methods, one or more repetitive DNA elements were targeted. The strain typing and the DNA fingerprint analysis were performed in the laboratory most experienced in the respective method. To examine intralaboratory reproducibility, blinded duplicate samples were included. The specificities of the various methods were tested by inclusion of 10 non-<i>M. tuberculosis</i> complex strains. All five RFLP typing methods were highly reproducible. The reliability of the PCR-based methods was highest for the mixed-linker PCR, followed by variable numbers of tandem repeat (VNTR) typing and spoligotyping. In contrast, the double repetitive element PCR (DRE-PCR), IS<i>6110</i> inverse PCR, IS<i>6110</i> ampliprinting, and arbitrarily primed PCR (APPCR) typing were found to be poorly reproducible. The 90 strains were best discriminated by IS<i>6110</i> RFLP typing, yielding 84 different banding patterns, followed by mixed-linker PCR (81 patterns), APPCR (71 patterns), RFLP using the polymorphic GC-rich sequence as a probe (70 patterns), DRE-PCR (63 patterns), spoligotyping (61 patterns), and VNTR typing (56 patterns). We conclude that for epidemiological investigations, strain differentiation by IS<i>6110</i> RFLP or mixed-linker PCR are the methods of choice. A strong association was found between the results of different genetic markers, indicating a clonal population structure of <i>M. tuberculosis</i> strains. Several separate genotype families within the <i>M. tuberculosis</i> complex could be recognized on the basis of the genetic markers used.</p>