Lari Nicoletta, Rindi Laura, Bonanni Daniela, Tortoli Enrico, Garzelli Carlo
Dipartimento di Patologia Sperimentale, Biotecnologie Mediche, Infettivologia ed Epidemiologia, Via San Zeno, 35/39 - I-56127 Pisa, Italy.
J Clin Microbiol. 2006 Nov;44(11):4218-21. doi: 10.1128/JCM.01216-06. Epub 2006 Sep 20.
In order to achieve a better knowledge of Mycobacterium bovis epidemiology in Italy, 42 clinical isolates from humans were genotyped. Predominant molecular patterns were found in one cluster of 15 isolates sharing spoligotype (ST482), variable-number tandem repeat (VNTR), and IS6110-based restriction fragment length polymorphism (one 1.9-kb band) profiles and in two clusters of 6 and 3 Mycobacterium bovis BCG isolates differing by one VNTR character. The remaining 18 isolates yielded unique profiles. Our results confirm the potential utility of spoligotyping and VNTR typing as a major typing system of M. bovis isolates.
为了更好地了解意大利牛分枝杆菌的流行病学情况,对42株来自人类的临床分离株进行了基因分型。在一个由15株分离株组成的簇中发现了主要的分子模式,这些分离株具有相同的间隔寡核苷酸分型(ST482)、可变数目串联重复序列(VNTR)以及基于IS6110的限制性片段长度多态性(一条1.9 kb条带)图谱;另外在两个分别由6株和3株牛分枝杆菌卡介苗(Mycobacterium bovis BCG)分离株组成的簇中也发现了主要分子模式,这两个簇中的分离株仅在一个VNTR特征上存在差异。其余18株分离株产生了独特的图谱。我们的结果证实了间隔寡核苷酸分型和VNTR分型作为牛分枝杆菌分离株主要分型系统的潜在效用。