Evaluation of 16S rDNA sequence method in identification of Nocardia species
LI Lu-xi1, 2, ZHANG Yuan-yuan2, LIU Hai-can2, TAN Xiao-luo3, LI Zhen-jun2, LOU Yong-liang1
1. School of Laboratory Medicine, Wenzhou Medical University / Key Laboratory of Laboratory Medicine, Ministry of Education of China, Wenzhou 325035, China; 2. Stat Key Laboratory for Infectious Disease Control and Prevention,National Institute for Communicable Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 102206, China; 3. University of South China, Hengyang 421001, China
Abstract:The objective was to evaluate the value of 16S rDNA sequence analysis method for identifying Nocardia species. In this study, we determined 49 Nocardia strains amplified by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and the purified product were directly sequenced for further analysis. In the meantime, 32 Nocardia 16S rDNA sequences from GenBank were downloaded for supplement. DNA STAR software was used to analyse selected sequences and calculated the percentage similarity of sequence pairs. A cluster analysis dendrogram was constructed by Mega 6.06 software. The 16S rDNA sequence among Nocardia species had highly polymorphism except Nocardia complex (N. Africana, N. veterana and N. kruczakiae) sequences were highly consistent. Nocardia 16S rDNA sequence similarity reached 99.1% to 100%; the similarity between sequence pairs was 95.7% to 99.8%. In conclusion, 16S rDNA sequence analysis is a rapid, simple and specific method, which could identify Nocardia strains to species level.
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LI Lu-xi, ZHANG Yuan-yuan, LIU Hai-can, TAN Xiao-luo, LI Zhen-jun, LOU Yong-liang. Evaluation of 16S rDNA sequence method in identification of Nocardia species. Chinese Journal of Zoonoses, 2015, 31(11): 1017-1022.