INNO-LiPA® MYCOBACTERIA v2 Amplification

One strip – one test for the detection of the genusMycobacteriumand 16 mycobacterial species.INNO-LiPA MYCOBACTERIA v2 is a line probe assay for the simultaneous detection and identification of the genusMycobacteriumand 16 different mycobacterial species.The test is based on the nucleotide differences in the 16S-23S rRNA spacer region and can be performed starting from either liquid or solid culture.The followingMycobacteriumspecies can be detected simultaneously:M. tuberculosis complex, M. kansasii, M. xenopi, M. gordonae, M. genavense, M. simiae, M. marinumandM. ulcerans, M. celatum, MAIS, M. avium, M. intracellulare, M. scrofulaceum, M. malmoense, M. haemophilum, M. chelonae complex, M. fortuitum complex, andM. smegmatis.