Research Article

Evaluation of the Ribosomal Protein S1 Gene (rpsA) as a Novel Biomarker for Mycobacterium Species Identification

Table 1

Percentage rpsA sequence match among type strain.

SpeciesType strainFirst match (%)aSecond match (%)a

M.  thermoresistibile ATCC19527M.  senegalense (100%)M.  porcinum (98.7%)
M.  senegalense ATCC35796M.  thermoresistibile (100%) M.  porcinum (98.7%)
M.  porcinum ATCC33776M.  senegalense/M.  thermoresistibile (98.7%) M.  fortuitum (98.3%)
M.  fortuitum ATCC6481M.  porcinum (98.3%) M.  senegalense/M.  thermoresistibile (98.1%)
M.  phlei ATCC11758M.  porcinum (96.5%) M.  fortuitum (96.1%)
M.  gadium ATCC27726M.  porcinum/M.  fortuitum (95.7%) M.  smegmatis (95.3%)
M.  flavescens ATCC14474M.  smegmatis (96.6%) M.  vaccae (96.0%)
M.  smegmatis ATCC19420M.  vaccae/M.  parafortuitum/M.  triviale (96.6%) M.  senegalense/M.  thermoresistibile (96.3%)
M.  vaccae ATCC15483M.  diernhoferi/M.  duvalii (96.8%) M.  parafortuitum/M.  triviale (96.6%)
M.  parafortuitum ATCC19686M.  triviale (100%) M.  terrae/M.  austroafricanum (96.6%)
M.  triviale ATCC23292M.  parafortuitum (100%) M.  terrae/M.  austroafricanum (96.6%)
M.  neoaurum ATCC25795M.  diernhoferi/M.  duvalii (96.4%) M.  porcinum (95.5%)
M.  diernhoferi ATCC19340M.  duvalii (100%) M.  vaccae (96.8%)
M.  duvalii ATCC43910M.  diernhoferi (100%) M.  vaccae (96.8%)
M.  aurum ATCC23366M.  gilvum (93.9%) M.  chubuense/M.  vanbaalenii (93.0%)
M.  chubuense ATCC27278M.  gilvum (96.6%) M.  vanbaalenii (96.0%)
M.  gilvum ATCC43909M.  vanbaalenii (97.2%) M.  terrae/M.  austroafricanum (97.0%)
M.  vanbaalenii PYR-1M.  terrae/M.  austroafricanum (99.8%) M.  gilvum (97.2%)
M.  terrae ATCC15755M.  austroafricanum (100%) M.  vanbaalenii (99.8%)
M.  austroafricanum ATCC33464M.  terrae (100%) M.  vanbaalenii (99.8%)
M.  rhodesiae ATCC27024M.  terrae/M.  austroafricanum (93.9%) M.  obuense (93.7%)
M.  obuense ATCC27023M.  porcinum /M.  fortuitum (96.1%) M.  senegalense/M.  thermoresistibile (96.5%)
M.  aichiense ATCC27280M.  sphagni (95.8%) M.  vaccae (94.7%)
M.  sphagni ATCC33027M.  aichiense (95.8%) M.  porcinum (95.5%)
M.  tokaiense ATCC27282M.  porcinum (95.3%) M.  smegmatis (93.7%)
M.  chelonae ATCC35752M.  obuense (93.9%) M.  phlei (93.5%)
M.  abscessus  subspecies   massiliense str. GO 06M.  abscessus (98.7%) M.  sphagni (91.4%)
M.  abscessus ATCC19977M.  abscessus subspecies massiliense (98.7%) M.  chubuense (92.0%)
M.  tuberculosis  H37RvATCC27294M.  tuberculosis H37Ra/M.  africanum/M.  bovis BCG/M.  bovis (100%) M.  canettii (99.8%)
M.  tuberculosis  H37RaATCC25177M.  tuberculosis H37Rv/M.  africanum/M.  bovis BCG/M.  bovis (100%) M.  canettii (99.8%)
M.  africanum ATCC25420M.  tuberculosis H37Ra /M.  tuberculosis Rv/M.  bovisBCG/M.  bovis (100%) M.  canettii (99.8%)
M.  bovis BCGATCC35735M.  tuberculosis H37Ra /M.  tuberculosis H37Rv /M.  africanum/M.  bovis (100%) M.  canettii (99.8%)
M.  bovis ATCC19210M.  tuberculosis H37Ra/M.  tuberculosis H37Rv/M.  africanum/M.  bovis BCG (100%) M.  canettii (99.8%)
M.  canettii CIPT140010059M.  tuberculosis/M.  africanum/M.  bovis BCG/M.  bovis (99.8%) M.  asiaticum (93.2%)
M.  xenopi ATCC19250M.  asiaticum (93.0%) M.  avium subspecies paratuberculosis (92.4%)
M.  avium ATCC25291M.  avium subspecies paratuberculosis (99.6%) M.  asiaticum (95.8%)
M.  avium subspecies paratuberculosis K-10M.  avium (99.4%) M.  asiaticum (96%)
M.  malmoense ATCC29571M.  intracellulare  (94.3%) M.  szulgai (93.9%)
M.  intracellulare ATCC13950M.  avium (95.6%) M.  avium subspecies paratuberculosis (95.4%)
M.  scrofulaceum ATCC19981M.  asiaticum (95.4%) M.  szulgai (95.1%)
M.  marinum ATCC927M.  ulcerans (99.6%) M.  szulgai (96.0%)
M.   ulcerans Agy99M.  marinum (99.6%) M.  szulgai (96.0%)
M.  szulgai ATCC25799M.  marinum/M.  ulcerans (96.0%) M.  asiaticum (95.6%)
M.  gordonae ATCC14470M.  asiaticum (95.3%) M.  kansasii (95.1%)
M.  asiaticum ATCC25276M.  simiae (97.7%) M.  kansasii (96.4%)
M.  kansasii ATCC12478M.  asiaticum (96.3%) M.  gastri (95.8%)
M.  gastri ATCC15754M.  kansasii (95.8%) M.  asiaticum (94.5%)
Rhodococcus equi 103SM.  smegmatis (90.3%) M.  intracellulare (90.1%)

Beside the queried type strain itself, the first matched or the second matched type strain.