Nucleic acid sequence-based amplification (NASBA) for the identification of mycobacteria

References

1. Bates J.H. 1979; Diagnosis of tuberculosis.. Chest 76 (Suppl.) 757–763
   [Google Scholar]
2. Böddinghaus B., Rogall T., Flohr T., Blöcker H., Böttger E. C. 1990 a; Detection and identification of mycobacteria by amplification of rRNA.. Journal of Clinical Microbiology 28:1751–1759
   [Google Scholar]
3. Böddinghaus B., Wolters J., Heikens W., Böttger E. C. 1990 b; Phylogenetic analysis and identification of different serovars of Mycobacterium intracellulare at the molecular level.. FEMS Microbiology Letters 70:197–204
   [Google Scholar]
4. Boom R., Sol C.J.A., Salimans M.M.M., Jansen C.L., Wertheim-Van Dillen P.M.E., Van Der Noordaa J. 1990; Rapid and simple method for purification of nucleic acids.. Journal of Clinical Microbiology 28:495–503
   [Google Scholar]
5. Chirgwin J.M., Przybyla A.E., Macdonald R.J., Rutter W.J. 1979; Isolation of biologically active ribonucleic acid from sources enriched in ribonuclease.. Biochemistry 18:5294–5299
   [Google Scholar]
6. Compton J. 1991; Nucleic acid sequence-based amplification.. Nature, London 350:91–92
   [Google Scholar]
7. Gonzalez R., Hanna B.A. 1987; Evaluation of Gen-Probe DNA hybridisation systems for the identification of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare. . Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease 8:69–77
   [Google Scholar]
8. Kievits T., Van Gemen B., Van Strijp D., Schukkink R., Dircks M., Adriaanse H., Malek L., Sooknanan R., Lens P. 1991; NASBA^TM isothermal enzymatic in vitro nucleic acid amplification optimized for the diagnosis of HIV-1 infection.. Journal of Virological Methods 35:273–286
   [Google Scholar]
9. Liesack W., Pitulle C., Sela S., Stackebrandt E. 1990; Nucleotide sequence of the 16S rRNA from Mycobacterium leprae. . Nucleic Acids Research 18: 5558
   [Google Scholar]
10. Meier A., Persing D.H., Finken M., Böttger E.C. 1993; Elimination of contaminating DNA with polymerase chain reaction reagents: implications for a general approach to detection of uncultured pathogens.. Journal of Clinical Microbiology 31:646–652
    [Google Scholar]
11. Ratledge C. 1982; Nutrition, growth and metabolism. Growth. Methods of laboratory culture.. The Biology of the Mycobacteria chapter 5, III, A. p. 198 Edited by Ratledge C., Stanford J. London: Academic Press;
    [Google Scholar]
12. Rogall T., Wolters J., Flohr T., Böttger E. C. 1990a; Towards a phylogeny and definition of species at the molecular level within the genus Mycobacterium. . International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology 40:323–330
    [Google Scholar]
13. Rogall T., Flohr T., Böttger E. C. 1990 b; Differentiation of Mycobacterium species by direct sequencing of amplified DNA.. Journal of General Microbiology 136:1915–1920
    [Google Scholar]
14. Sambrook J., Maniatis T., Fritsch E. 1989 Molecular Cloning: A Laboratory Manual, 2nd edn.. Cold Spring Harbor, NY: Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory;
    [Google Scholar]
15. Schaefer W.B. 1980; Serological identification of atypical myco-bacteria.. Methods in Microbiology 13:323–344
    [Google Scholar]
16. Stahl D.A., Urbance J.W. 1990; The division between fast- and slow-growing species corresponds to natural relationships among the mycobacteria.. Journal of Bacteriology 172:116–124
    [Google Scholar]
17. Stoker N.G. 1990; The polymerase chain reaction and infectious diseases: hopes and realities.. Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 84:755–758
    [Google Scholar]
18. Telenti A., Marchesi F., Balz M., Bally F., Böttger E.C., Bodmer T. 1993; Rapid identification of mycobacteria to the species level by polymerase chain reaction and restriction enzyme analysis.. Journal of Clinical Microbiology 31:175–178
    [Google Scholar]
19. Teske A., Wolters J., Böttger E.C. 1991; The 16S rRNA nucleotide sequence of Mycobacterium leprae : phylogenetic position and development of DNA probes.. FEMS Microbiology Letters 80:231–238
    [Google Scholar]
20. Verstijnen C.P.H.J., Ly H.M., Polman K., Richter C., Smits S.P., Maselle S.Y., Peerbooms P., Rienthong D., Montreewa-Suwat N., Koanjanart S., Trach D.D., Kuijper S., Kolk A.H.J. 1991; Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay using monoclonal antibodies for identification of mycobacteria from early cultures.. Journal of Clinical Microbiology 29:1372–1375
    [Google Scholar]
21. Winder F.G. 1982; Mode of action of the antimycobacterial agents and associated aspects of the molecular biology of the mycobacteria. Rifampicin: an inhibitor of transcription. RNA polymerase: structure and action.. The Biology of the Mycobacteria chapter 8, II, A. p. 364 Edited by Ratledge C., Stanford J. London: Academic Press;
    [Google Scholar]
22. Woese C.R. 1987; Bacterial evolution.. Microbiological Reviews 51:221–271
    [Google Scholar]
23. WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION 1980; Purification of M. leprae. . Report of the 5th Meeting of the Scientific Working Group on the Immunology of Leprosy (IMMLEP). TDR/IMMLEP-SWG (5)/80·3 Geneva: World Health Organization;
    [Google Scholar]