NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATION AND DETECTION OF MYCOBACTERIUM XENOPI 16S RIBOSOMAL RNA (RRNA) OR DNA ENCODING 16S RRNA IN A BIOLOGICAL SAMPLE

摘要

Oligonucleotides used to prime in vitro nucleic acid amplification of 16S rRNA sequences or DNA encoding 16S rRNA sequences for many species within the genus Mycobacterium are disclosed. Kits including such oligonucleotides are disclosed. Methods of detecting Mycobacterium species using the oligonucleotides in in vitro nucleic acid amplification are disclosed.