ASTM-E2048 › Standard Guide for Detection of Nucleic Acids of the Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Complex and Other Pathogenic Mycobacteria by the Polymerase Chain Reaction Technique (Withdrawn 2014)
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Scope
1.1 This guide covers basic considerations, criteria, principles and recommendations that should be helpful when developing, utilizing, or assessing PCR-specific protocols for the amplification and detection or identification of mycobacterial nucleic acids. This guide is not a specific protocol for the detection of specific mycobacteria. It is intended to provide information that will assist the user in obtaining high quality and reliable data. The guide is closely related to and should be used concurrently with the general PCR Guide E 1873.
1.2 This guide has been developed for use in any molecular biology or biotechnology laboratory. It may be useful for the detection of mycobacteria in clinical, diagnostic laboratories.
1.3 This guide does not cover details of the various methods such as gel electrophoresis that can be utilized to help identify PCR-amplified mycobacterial nucleic acid sequences, and it does not cover details of instrument calibration.
1.4 This guide does not cover specific variations of the basic PCR or RT-PCR technology (for example, quantitative PCR, multiplex PCR and in situ PCR), and it does not cover details of instrument calibration.
1.5
Significance and Use
This guide is intended for use in any laboratory utilizing PCR or RT-PCR to amplify and detect nucleic acid sequences of mycobacteria from a biological preparation and to identify the species of origin.
The criteria used for the identification and evaluation of the amplification reactions should be administered by an individual trained in the use of molecular biological and microbiological techniques associated with PCR and MTB.
Keywords
amplification; DNA primer; DNA probe; M.avium; M. intercellulare; MTB; MTB complex; Mycobacterium tuberculosis; PCR; polymerase chain reaction; TB; tuberculosis; ICS Number Code 07.100.99 (Other standards related to microbiology)
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Document Number
ASTM-E2048-99(2006)
Revision Level
1999 R06 EDITION
Status
Cancelled
Modification Type
Withdrawn
Publication Date
March 1, 2006
Document Type
Guide
Page Count
9 pages
Committee Number
E55.04