Volume 8, Number 11—November 2002
Research
Molecular Analysis of Sarcoidosis Tissues for Mycobacterium Species DNA
Wonder Puryear Drake*
, Zhiheng Pei†, David T. Pride†, Robert D. Collins*, Timothy L. Cover*, and Martin J. Blaser†
, Zhiheng Pei†, David T. Pride†, Robert D. Collins*, Timothy L. Cover*, and Martin J. Blaser†Table 2
Analysis of sarcoidosis and control tissue specimens for Mycobacteria 16SrRNA, rpoB, and IS6110a
| Sarcoidosis patient | 16S rRNA | rpoB | IS6110 | Control patient | 16S rRNA | rpoB | IS6110 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M. tuberculosis | M. tuberculosis | — | 26 | — | — | — |
| 2 | M. tuberculosis | — | — | 27 | — | — | — |
| 3 | — | M. tuberculosis | — | 28 | — | — | — |
| 4 | M. tuberculosis | — | — | 29 | — | — | — |
| 5 | M. tuberculosis | — | — | 30 | — | — | — |
| 6 | — | — | — | 31 | — | — | — |
| 7 | M. kansasii | — | — | 32 | — | — | — |
| 8 | — | M. tuberculosis | — | 33 | — | — | — |
| 9 | M. tuberculosis | — | — | 34 | — | — | — |
| 10 | — | — | — | 35 | — | — | — |
| 11 | M. tuberculosis | — | — | 36 | — | — | — |
| 12 | — | — | — | 37 | — | — | — |
| 13 | — | — | — | 38 | — | — | — |
| 14 | M. tuberculosis | M. tuberculosis | — | 39 | — | — | — |
| 15 | NM | — | — | 40 | — | — | — |
| 16 | — | M. tuberculosis | — | 41 | — | — | — |
| 17 | — | — | — | 42 | — | — | — |
| 18 | M. tuberculosis | — | — | 43 | — | — | — |
| 19 | M. gordonae | — | — | 44 | — | — | — |
| 20 | — | — | — | 45 | — | — | — |
| 21 | — | — | — | 46 | — | — | — |
| 22 | — | — | — | 47 | — | — | — |
| 23 | — | — | — | 48 | — | — | — |
| 24 | M. gordonae | M. tuberculosis | — | 49 | — | — | — |
| 25 | — | — | — | 50 | — | — | — |
| 51 | M. tuberculosis | M. tuberculosis | M. tuberculosis | ||||
| H37rv | M. tuberculosis | M. tuberculosis | M. tuberculosis |
aNM, novel mycobacterium, resembling M. tuberculosis; H37rv, M. tuberculosis; —, indicates a negative result.
