Review Article
Avian Mycobacteriosis: Still Existing Threat to Humans
Table 4
The most frequent sequencing targets used for identification of nontuberculous mycobacteria.
| Target gene | Name | Primer type | Sequence | Length of the product (bp) | Reference |
| 16S rRNA | 16S27f 16S907r | Forward Reverse | AGAGTTTGATCMTGGCTCAG CCGTCAATTCMTTTRAGTTT | 921 | Harmsen et al., 2003 [12] |
| hsp65 | Tb11 Tb12 | Forward Reverse | ACCAACGATGGTGTGTCCAT CGGATCACTCGTGAACGCTA | 441 | Telenti et al., 1993 [13] |
| ITS | 16S-1511f 23S-23r | Forward Reverse | AAGTCGTAACAAGGTARCCG TCGCCAAGGCATCCACC | Approx. 380 | Harmsen et al., 2003 [12] |
| rpoB | Myco-F Myco-R | Forward Reverse | GGCAAGGTCACCCCGAAGGG AGCGGCTGCTGGGTGATCATC | 764 | Adékambi et al., 2003 [14] |
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Amplicon size is not uniform due to the 16S-23S spacer length variability.
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