Table 1.

Metadata of the seven African buffaloes included in the present study.

					Mycobacterial culture		Culture-independent PCR
Culture ID	Tissue type	Lesions score	Age	Gender	Final culture RD-PCR result	Spoligotyping	Tissue - GeneXpert MTB/RIF ultra	IS6110/IS1081 Ct-values
NB18193	Lung	2	Adult	Female	M. bovis	SB1474	MTB DETECTED HIGH	15.8
NB18254	Retropharyngeal	2	Juvenile	Female	M. bovis	SB1474	MTB DETECTED HIGH	15.1
NB18212	Lung	2	Juvenile	Female	M. bovis	SB1474	MTB DETECTED LOW	22.5
NB18191	Parotid	1	Adult	Female	M. bovis	SB1474	MTB DETECTED MEDIUM	16
NB18211	Tonsil	1	Adult	Female	M. bovis	SB1474	MTB DETECTED MEDIUM	16.8
NB18246	Pooled head	0	Juvenile	Female	M. bovis	SB1474	MTB DETECTED HIGH	15.6
NB18249	Lung	3	Adult	Female	M. bovis	SB1474	MTB DETECTED MEDIUM	16.3

Sample source, speciation using conventional molecular methods, and results of GeneXpert MTB/RIF Ultra applied on tissue homogenates is reported.