TABLE 1.
Mycobacterial strains used in this study
| Species | Straina | Source, genotype, or characteristicb | Country of isolation | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. tuberculosis | 120 | Africa (T1) | Burundi | F. A. Portaels |
| 121 | Central African Republic | F. A. Portaels | ||
| 40 | Africa (family) | Burundi | F. A. Portaels | |
| 72 | Central African Republic | F. A. Portaels | ||
| 4 (125), 35 (79) | Rwanda | F. A. Portaels | ||
| 37 (94), 97 | Uganda | T. Aisu | ||
| 90 | Beijing (atypical) | South Korea | A. H. J. Kolk | |
| 43 | Beijing (family) | China | W. Guozi | |
| 34, 45 (113) | Malaysia | Z. Zainuddin | ||
| 20 (22) | Mongolia | D. Enkhasaikan | ||
| 14, 30 | South Africa | W. Sturm | ||
| 111 | South Korea | A. H. J. Kolk | ||
| 44, 54 | Thailand | A. H. J. Kolk | ||
| 58 | Haarlem (H1) | Argentina | A. Alito | |
| 1 | The Netherlands | This laboratory | ||
| 87 (91) | United States | P. M. Small | ||
| 53 (61) | Haarlem (H3) | Argentina | A. Alito | |
| 60, 86 | Bolivia | M. Camacho | ||
| 50 (84), 123 | Czech Republic | M. Kubin | ||
| 29 | India | This laboratory | ||
| 33, 51 | The Netherlands | This laboratory | ||
| 63 (99) | Haarlem (family) | Italy | A. Gori | |
| 13 (70), 28 (114) | Sri Lanka | J. Perrera | ||
| 8 | Vietnam | A. H. J. Kolk | ||
| 112 | CAS1 (Delhi) | The Netherlands | This laboratory | |
| 49 | CAS1 (Kilimanjaro) | Tanzania | Z. Yang | |
| 67 | EAI | Comoro Islands | F. A. Portaels | |
| 36, 74 (102) | India | This laboratory | ||
| 93 | Tanzania | Z. Yang | ||
| 21 | Zimbabwe | J. ten Have | ||
| 41 (80) | LAM3 | Chile | M. Velasco | |
| 118 | Honduras | G. Dubon | ||
| 95 | LAM4 | Spain | S. Samper | |
| 42 (78) | LAM9 | Tahiti | B. Gicquel | |
| 82 | S | Canada | H. Hoeppner | |
| 103 (108) | T1 | China | W. Guozi | |
| 56 | Curacao | R. J. Gijsbertha | ||
| 27 (104) | T3 | Ethiopia | P. W. M. Hermans | |
| 19 | CAS (family) | India | This laboratory | |
| 16 | Other | Canada | H. Hoeppner | |
| 46 | Chile | M. Velasco | ||
| 10 (59), 98 (124) | Equador | J. Mendibele | ||
| 11 (52), 17 | Greenland | Z. Yang | ||
| 23 (64) | Honduras | G. Dubon | ||
| 15 (55), 31 | Iran | A. Moghaddam | ||
| 7 (131) | Mongolia | D. Enkhasaikan | ||
| 88 | Russia | V. Golyshevskaya | ||
| 66 (89) | Spain | S. Samper | ||
| 38 (75) | Tahiti | B. Gicquel | ||
| 47, 65 (122), 92, 96 (105), 100 | The Netherlands | This laboratory | ||
| 12, 77 | Tunisia | F. Messadi-Akrout | ||
| 18 (107) | United States | P. M. Small | ||
| 26 | Zimbabwe | J. ten Have | ||
| 32 (68) | H37Rv | United States | P. M. Small | |
| 109 | H37Ra | United States | P. M. Small | |
| M. africanum subtype I | 6, 85 (128) | Human | The Netherlands | This laboratory |
| M. bovis | 117, 126 | Cattle | Argentina | A. Alito |
| 73, 130 | The Netherlands | This laboratory | ||
| 24 | Oryx | Saudi Arabia | J. Haagsma | |
| 69 | The Netherlands | This laboratory | ||
| M. bovis BCG | 71 | Vaccine strain | Japan | D. Fomukong |
| 2 (48) | The Netherlands | This laboratory | ||
| 83 | Russia | V. Golyshevskaya | ||
| M. canettii | 116 (129) | Human | Somalia | This laboratory |
| M. microti | 25, 62 | Vole | United Kingdom | P. Draper |
| M. pinnipedii | 76, 81, 101 | Seal | Argentina | A. Alito |
| M. avium | 3, 57 | Human | The Netherlands | This laboratory |
| M. gordonae II | 127 | Human | The Netherlands | This laboratory |
| M. kansasii | 5, 115 | Human | The Netherlands | This laboratory |
| M. phlei | 119 | ATCC 14470 | ||
| M. smegmatis | 106 | ATCC 10143 | ||
| 110 | ATCC 607 | |||
| M. xenopi I | 39 | Human | The Netherlands | This laboratory |
| M. xenopi II | 9 | Human | The Netherlands | This laboratory |
a
Duplicate DNA samples are indicated between parentheses after the original DNA sample, and strains with a new species designation are indicated in bold.
b
All M. tuberculosis strains were isolated from humans. CAS, Central Asian clade; EAI, East African-Indian clade; LAM, Latin American and Mediterranean clade.