Molecular Diagnosis of Helicobacter Pylori Strain by 16S rDNA PCR Amplification and Direct Sequencing

AIM: Rapid detection of H.pylori strains by PCR-Sequencing. METHODS: 16S rDNA amplification by PCR from template genomic DNA, confirmation of amplicon size by agarose gel electrophoresis, sequencing of amplicons by automated sequencer, analysis of sequences by NCBI –BLAST software. RESULTS: The PCR –Sequencing and analysis of the sequence data by BLAST resulted in detection of the strain to be of H.pylori strain#26695. CONCLUSION: The pathogenicity of H.pylori depends on the strain of the bacteria, PCR-Sequencing and analysis of the sequence data by BLAST can be a very quick and useful diagnostic method of the pathogen.