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Table 2 Fifteen isolates of NTM species with discordant results from rpo B RFLP, hsp65 RFLP patterns, 16 S rDNA sequence and conventional biochemical identification

From: Combined rpo B duplex PCR and hsp65 PCR restriction fragment length polymorphism with capillary electrophoresis as an effective algorithm for identification of Mycobacterial species from clinical isolates

No

rpo B RFLP pattern

hsp65 RFLP pattern

16 S rDNA sequence

Conventional biochemical identification

1

A

Bst EII : 242.8*, 214.0, 0

M. flavescens

M. flavescens

  

Hae III: 130.9, 140, 90.4, 49.7, 41.5, 37.1

  

2

A

Bst EII :456.3, 0, 0

Mycobacterial species

M. mucogenicum

  

Hae III:192.6, 90.4, 82.0

  

3

D

M. scrofulaceum type 1

M. scrofulaceum

M. scrofulaceum

4

G

M. simiae type 5

M. simiae

M. simiae

5

G

M. simiae type 5

M. simiae

M. simiae

6

F

M. intracellulare type 3

M. intracellulare

M. avium complex**

7

F

M. gordonae type 3

M. gordonae

M. gordonae

8

F

M. gordonae type 3

M. gordonae

M. gordonae

9

F

M. gordonae type 3

M. gordonae

M. gordonae

10

F

M. gordonae type 3

M. gordonae

M. gordonae

11

F

M. gordonae type 3

M. gordonae

M. gordonae

12

F

M. gordonae type 3

M. gordonae

M. gordonae

13

F

M. gordonae type 3

M. gordonae

M. gordonae

14

F

M. gordonae type 4

M. gordonae

M. gordonae

15

F

M. gordonae type 4

M. gordonae

M. gordonae

  1. *fragment size by CE.
  2. ** M. avium subsp. avium and M. intracellulare were identified as M. avium complex by a conventional biochemical method.