Method for detecting a mycobacterium tuberculosis specific intein and use in diagnosis of tuberculosis

摘要

The invention concerns a method for detecting and/or quantifying Mycobacterium tuberculosis in a sample, characterised in that it consists in detecting in said sample the presence of an intein inserted at a site whereof the location is Mycobacterium tuberculosis specific using a reagent specific to said location, and optionally in quantifying the detected signal.