TABLE 3.

MIS library search of one M. tuberculosis strain by using MIS sample preparation and MIS sample preparation combined with the TMSH technique

Sample prepn method and comparator	Similarity index
MIS
Mycobacterium species	0.850a
M. tuberculosis	0.850a
M. bovis	0.562a
Other rapidly growing mycobacteria	0.450b
MIS plus TMSH technique
Mycobacterium species	0.844a
M. tuberculosis	0.844a
M. bovis	0.535a
Other rapidly growing mycobacteria	0.437b

^aValue when compared with the M. tuberculosis-M. bovis complex. 

^bValue when compared with the Centers for Disease Control group.