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Table 1 Mutations detected by qPCR-HRM and confirmed by DNA sequencing

From: Plasmid-based high-resolution melting analysis for accurate detection of rpoB mutations in Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates from Moroccan patients

Rifampicin phenotypic profile

Amino Acid Change

Nucleotide Change

Number of mutations (Percentage)

qPCR-HRM assay

DNA Sequencing

Resistant (45)

S531L

TCG>TTG

32 (71.1%)

Mutant

Mutant

S531W

TCG>TGG

2 (4.4%)

Mutant

Mutant

H526Y

CAC>TAC

2 (4.4%)

Mutant

Mutant

H526L

CAC>CTC

1 (2.2%)

Mutant

Mutant

H526C

CAC>TGC

3 (6.7%)

Mutant

Mutant

No mutation

-

5 (11.1%)

Wild

Wild

Susceptible (22)

No mutation

-

--

Wild

Wild