Department of Microbiology

Functions and Services

Laboratory susceptibility studies and clinical investigational studies of newer antimicrobial agents for the nontuberculous mycobacteria and nocardia

Susceptibility testing of nontuberculous mycobacteria to standard and investigational drugs
Internationally renowned reference laboratory
Identification of aerobic actinomycetes (especially Nocardia sp.) and nontuberculous mycobacteria by PCR (hsp65)
Molecular identification of NTM and aerobic actinomycetes by hsp65 PCR restriction enzyme analysis (PRA) 16sRNA sequence and other genes (rop-Beta, hsp65, sec. A1, etc)
DNA fingerprinting of isolates from outbreaks or epidemics of disease due to mycobacteria and other aerobic actinomycetes by pulsed field gel
electrophoresis (PFGE) or other molecular techniques
Laboratory and clinical consultation in epidemiological studies involving mycobacteria and other aerobic actinomycetes
Technical assistance (methods, techniques, etc.) to referral laboratories and physicians
International and national collaboration with experienced scientists in the areas of mycobacteriology and the aerobic actinomycetes
Clinical consultations to physicians and other health care workers in the treatment of diseases and infections caused by mycobacteria and other aerobic actinomycetes

Last Update: July 26, 2011

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University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler

Department of Microbiology

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