Table 2.

Abundance of mycobacteria in A. polyphaga strain Linc-AP1 and their preferential location in amoebal cyst wall.

MAC species	No. of vacuoles that contain mycobacteria	Location in amoebal cyst wall
M. timonense	1.3 ± 0.5 vacuoles	Exocyst
M. bouchedurhonense	2.1 ± 1.7 vacuoles	Exocyst
M. marseillense	2.4 ± 1.4 vacuoles	Exocyst, clear region, cytoplasm
M. avium (M. avium subsp. avium)	2.6 ± 2.2 vacuoles	Exocyst
M. chimaera	3.6 ± 2.6 vacuoles	Exocyst, cytoplasm
M. intracellulare	4.6 ± 4.8 vacuoles	Exocyst, Endocyst
M. colombiense	5.7 ± 6.2 vacuoles	Exocyst, cytoplasm
M. arosiense	9.4 ± 15.2 vacuoles	Exocyst