Table 2 Molecular assays used for detection of six drug resistance/compensatory mutations specific of the Beijing 1071-32-cluster.

From: Practical approach to detection and surveillance of emerging highly resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis Beijing 1071-32-cluster

Gene

Genome position

Method of detection

Primers and RE (in case of PCR–RFLP)

Reference

KatG 315 AGC/ACC

2155168

PCR–RFLP

Fw 5′-GCAGATGGGGCTGATCTACG

Rev 5′-AACGGGTCCGGGATGGTG

RE: MspI

26

KatG 335 ATC/GTC

2155109

PCR–RFLP

Fw 5′-GCAGATGGGGCTGATCTACG

Rev 5′-AACGGGTCCGGGATGGTG

RE: AvaII

This study

RpoB 450 TCG/TTG

761155

Rifoligotyping

Fw 5′-GTCGCCGCGATCAAGGA

Rev 5'-[Biotin]ACGTCGCGGACCTCCA

25

RpoC 485 GAT/AAT

764822

Allele-specific PCR

Fw 5′-CTGGAGCTGTTCAAGCCGTTC

RevWT 5′-CGATGACCTCTTCGAGCACAGC

RevMut 5′-CGATGACCTCTTCGAGCACAGC

This study

EmbB 497 CAG/CGG

4248003

PCR–RFLP

Fw 5′-TGTGCAGCCCACCGGCCTGA

Rev 5′-TGTGCAGCCCACCGGCCTGA

RE: MspI

This study

RpsL L43 AAG/AGG

781687

PCR–RFLP

Fw 5'-CAGCCCGCAGCGTCGTGGTG

Rev 5'-GCTGCGTGCCTGTTTGCGGTTCTT

RE: MboII

This study

  1. RE, restriction endonuclease.