NDLI: Rapid Identification of Rhodococcus equi by a PCR Assay Targeting the choE Gene

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Author	Ladrón, Néstor Fernández, Marta Agüero, Jesús González, Zörn Bruno Vázquez-boland, José A. Navas, Jesús
Copyright Year	2003
Abstract	The actinomycete Rhodococcus equi is an important pathogen of horses and an emerging opportunistic pathogen of humans. Identification of R. equi by classical bacteriological techniques is sometimes difficult, and misclassification of an isolate is not uncommon. We report here on a specific PCR assay for the rapid and reliable identification of R. equi. It is based on the amplification of a fragment of the choE gene encoding cholesterol oxidase. The choE-based PCR was assessed by using a panel of strains comprising 132 isolates from different sources and of different geographical origins, all initially identified biochemically as R. equi, and 30 isolates of representative non-R. equi actinomycete species, including cholesterol oxidase producers. The expected 959-bp amplicon was observed only with R. equi isolates, as confirmed by sequencing of a variable region of the 16S RNA gene from a random sample of 20 PCR-positive isolates. All R. equi isolates gave a positive choE-based PCR result, which correlated with a high degree of conservation of the choE gene. Three of the 132 strains originally identified as R. equi were negative for the choE gene, and subsequent analysis of their 16S RNA gene sequences confirmed that they belonged to other bacterial species (Dietzia maris, Mycobacterium peregrinum, and Staphylococcus epidermidis). All non-R. equi isolates were negative by the choE-based PCR. ATCC 21387, the only known isolate of Brevibacterium sterolicum, gave a 959-bp amplicon whose DNA sequence was virtually identical to that of R. equi choE. Comparison of the 16S RNA genes indicated that ATCC 21387 should be considered an R. equi isolate.
Related Links	http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/jcm.41.7.3241-3245.2003
Ending Page	3245
Page Count	5
Starting Page	3241
File Format	PDF
ISSN	00951137
e-ISSN	1098660X
Journal	Journal of Clinical Microbiology
Issue Number	7
Volume Number	41
Language	English
Publisher	American Society for Microbiology
Publisher Date	2003-07-01
Access Restriction	Open
Rights Holder	American Society for Microbiology
Subject Keyword	Microbiology (medical) Research in Higher Education
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Microbiology (medical)

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