The invention relates to a method and system for the specific detection of
a Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M. tuberculosis) in a biological sample, a
difference being made, in particular between M. tuberculosis and other
elements of M. tuberculosis complex, i.e., Mycobacterium bovis (M.
bovis), Mycobacterium bovis BCG (M. bovis BCG), Mycobacterium africanum
(M. africanum) and Mycobacterium microti (M. microti) based on a SNP in a
narGHJI promoter.
