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. 2010 Apr 16;5(4):e10191. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0010191

Table 2. Viable cells (concentration and percentage) of M. tuberculosis before and after competition assay between resistant and susceptible strains with the same genotype family.

Profile of susceptibility Genotype Strain Before competition After competition Number of Generation (n)
CFU/mL % CFU/mL %
Test 1 MDR W-Beijing 03-0265 3.86×104 9.5% 5.2×105 0.5% 3.8
S W-Beijing 02-2761 3.68×105 90.5% 10.7×107 99.5% 8.2
Test 2 MDR Non-W-Beijing 03-0850 2.23×104 7.0% 5.2×107 82% 11.2
S Non-W-Beijing 01-2522 2.97×105 93% 1.11×107 18% 5.2
Test 3 MDR W-Beijing 03-0265 3.86×104 63.38% 6.60×106 1.57% 7.4
MDR Non-W-Beijing 03-0850 2.23×104 36.32% 4.13×108 98.43% 14.2
Test 4 S W-Beijing 02-2761 3.68×105 55.34% 1.11×109 98.82% 11.6
S Non-W-Beijing 01-2522 2.97×105 44.66% 1.32×107 1.17% 5.5

S: susceptible to first and second-line drugs tested; MDR: multidrug resistant strain.