PRIMER AND PROBE FOR DETECTION OF MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM AND METHOD FOR DETECTION OF MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM BY USING THE PRIMER OR PROBE

The object of the present invention is to provide a novel primer for use in the detection of Mycobacterium avium (M. avium)， and a method for detection of M. avium conveniently， rapidly and with high precision by using the primer. More specifically， disclosed are an oligonucleotide which comprises a part or an entire of the nucleotide sequence selected from SEQ ID NO:1， SEQ ID NO:2， SEQ ID NO:3， SEQ ID NO:4， SEQ ID NO:5， SEQ ID NO:37， SEQ ID NO:38， SEQ ID NO:39， SEQ ID NO:40， SEQ ID NO:41， SEQ ID NO:42， SEQ ID NO:130， SEQ ID NO:131， SEQ ID NO:132， SEQ ID NO:133， SEQ ID NO:134， SEQ ID NO:135 and SEQ ID NO:136， or a part or an entire of the sequence complementary to the nucleotide sequence， and which is capable of hybridizing with the nucleotide sequence for a Mycobacterium avium gene; a primer and a probe for use in the detection of M. avium， which comprises the oligonucleotide; and a method for detection of M. avium using the primer and/or probe.