TABLE 4.
Spatial and temporal distribution of the INMV strains of MAC.
| INMV type | Years of isolation | Number of isolates (%) | MIRU-VNTR string | MAC subspecies | Geographic distribution |
| INMV77 | 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 | 32 (26.2) | 3 2 2 3 2 2 2 8 | MAH, MAA | KZN, NW, GP, MP |
| INMV74 | 1991, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 | 55 (45) | 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 8 | MAH | LP, EC, GP, MP, WC, NW, KZN |
| INMV248 | 1991, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002 | 13 (10.7) | 1 2 3 3 2 2 2 8 | MAH, MAA | EC, MP, NW, WC, GP, WC, LP |
| INMV13 | 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 | 10 (8.2) | 2 3 2 3 2 2 2 8 | MAH, MAA | LP, NW, GP |
| INMV55 | 1991, 1992, 1998, 1999 | 5 (4.1) | 2 2 2 3 1 2 2 8 | MAH | WC, MP, EC, NW |
| INMV43 | 1998 | 1 (0.8) | 2 2 2 2 1 2 2 8 | MAH | GP |
| INMV9 | 1991 | 1 (0.8) | 2 1 3 3 2 2 2 8 | MAH | KZN |
| INMV6 | 2000 | 1(0.8) | 3 2 3 3 2 1 2 8 | MAH | LP |
| INMV184 | 1991 | 1 (0.8) | 0 5 3 3 1 2 2 8 | MAH | WC |
| New | 1998 | 1 (0.8) | 0 4 3 3 2 2 2 8 | MAH | NW |
| New | 1998 | 1 (0.8) | 1 4 3 3 2 2 2 8 | MAH | NW |
| New | 1998 | 1 (0.8) | 1 5 4 3 1 2 2 8 | MAH | GP |
| Grand total | 122 |
MAA, Mycobacterium avium subspecies avium; MAH, Mycobacterium avium subspecies hominissuis; LP, Limpopo province; NW, North West province; GP, Gauteng province; WC, Western Cape province; MP, Mpumalanga province, KZN, KwaZulu-Natal province; EC, Eastern Cape province.