Ann Clin Microbiol 2020;23:21-31. Frequency of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Among M. tuberculosis Complex Strains Isolated from Clinical Specimen

Table 1. Primers used in PCR-based MTB complex typing
Primer type and target locusPrimer nameNucleotide sequence (5′ → 3′)Size, base pair
Rv0577Rv0577FATG CCC AAG AGA AGC GAA TAC AGG CAA786
 Rv0577RCTA TTG CTG CGG TGC GGG CTT CAA 
IS1561 (Rv3349c)IS1561FGCT GGG TGG GCC CTG GAA TAC GTG AAC TCT943
 IS1561RAAC TGC TCA CCC TGG CCA CCA CCA TTG ACT 
Rv1510 (RD4)Rv1510FGTG CGC TCC ACC CAA ATA GTT GC1,033
 Rv1510RTGT CGA CCT GGG GCA CAA ATC AGT C 
Rv1970 (RD7)Rv1970FGCG CAG CTG CCG GAT GTC AAC1,116
 Rv1970RCGC CGG CAG CCT CAC GAA ATG 
Rv3877/8 (RD1)Rv3877/8FCGA CGG GTC TGA CGG CCA AAC TCA TC999
 Rv3877/8RCTT GCT CGG TGG CCG GTT TTT CAG C 
Rv3120 (RD12)Rv3120FGTC GGC GAT AGA CCA TGA GTC CGT CTC CAT404
 Rv3120RGCG AAA AGT GGG CGG ATG CCA GAA TAG T 
Rv2073c (RD9)Rv2073cFTCG CCG CTG CCA GAT GAG TC600
 Rv2073cRTTT GGG AGC CGC CGG TGG TGA TGA 

Abbreviation: MTB, Mycobacterium tuberculosis; IS, insertion sequence; RD, region of difference.