GenSeizer: a Multiplex PCR-Based Targeted Gene Sequencing Platform for Rapid and Accurate Identification of Major <i>Mycobacterium</i> Species
Bing Li, Liyun Xu, Qi Guo, Jianhui Chen, Yanan Zhang, Wenpan Huang, Zhemin Zhang, Lizhong Han, Xiaogang Xu, Haiqing Chu
Abstract
Mycobacterium tuberculosis and nontuberculous mycobacterium (NTM) infections often exhibit similar clinical symptoms. Timely and effective treatment relies on the rapid and accurate identification of species and resistance genotypes.
Topics & Concepts
Nontuberculous mycobacteriaMycobacterium tuberculosisMultiplex polymerase chain reactionMycobacteriumMicrobiologyBiologyMultiplexIdentification (biology)GenotypePolymerase chain reactionMycobacterium tuberculosis complexTuberculosisVirologyComputational biologyGeneGeneticsMedicineBacteriaPathologyBotanyMycobacterium research and diagnosisTuberculosis Research and EpidemiologyInfectious Diseases and Mycology