DETECTION AND IDENTIFICATION OF MYCOBACTERIUM AND NOCARDIA USING PRIMERS AND PROBES DIRECTED TO THE SECA1 GENE

摘要

Methods of detecting the presence of Mycobacterium or Nocardia in a sample using Mycobacterium and Nocardia secA nucleic acid sequences are disclosed. Methods of identifying a Mycobacterium or a Nocardia species involved in infection of a subject are also disclosed. The disclosure further provides Mycobacterium and Nocardia species-specific secA1 nucleic acid sequences.