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Volume 19, Number 12—December 2013
Dispatch

Novel Cause of Tuberculosis in Meerkats, South Africa

Sven D.C. ParsonsComments to Author , Julian A. Drewe, Nicolaas C. Gey van Pittius, Robin M. Warren, and Paul D. van Helden
Author affiliations: Stellenbosch University, Tygerberg, South Africa (S.D.C. Parsons, N.C. Gey van Pittius, R.M. Warren, P.D. van Helden); Royal Veterinary College, London, UK (J.A. Drewe); South African Medical Research Council, Cape Town, South Africa (R.M. Warren, P.D. van Helden)

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Table 1

PCR analysis of the genomic regions flanking the direct-repeat region of Mycobacterium suricattae

PCR target, bp Forward primer, 5′→3′ Reverse primer, 5′ →3′ PCR result*
10–200† TACCTACGCCACCACCTCAAG TCAGTCTGCCGTGACTTCGG –
966–1,518† CCCTATGTGGATGCGTGGTTG GGGTTTCGGGTTTGGCTTTCG –
2,214–2,377† GTGTCGCTGGCTGAGACC GCTCCTTTCCATTTGCTGTC –
3,506–3,730† ACCGATAATCGCTTGACACC CCCTCGTTCTCTAGCAGCAG +
60–262‡ ACGTAACTGCCGCAACACCTC AATATACGACATCAGCGACAA –
335–906‡ CGGCTGCGAGTGGGCATTTAG TCCCTGGCGGAGTTGAACGG –
1,702–1,931‡ TATCTCCGGCTCTCTTTCCA TCTTTAAGGACACCGCGTTC +
2,603–2,763‡ GTTCCGATAGGCGAGAACAG CCAGTTCGGGAAGGTAGTCA +

*–, no product; +, successful amplification.
†Upstream of M. tuberculosis H37Rv direct-repeat region.
‡Downstream of M. tuberculosis H37Rv direct-repeat region.

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