TABLE 4.

Identification of clinical isolates by MAC multiplex PCR (100% congruence with source methods)

MAC organism	No. of isolates tested	Isolate type/origin, source
M. avium subsp. paratuberculosis	109	Ruminant clinical sample isolates; Johne's Testing Center, WI
	8	Crohn's disease patients; University of Central Florida, FL
M. avium subsp. hominissuis	3	Human pulmonary infection; Korea Institute of Tuberculosis
	3	Water sample; Environmental Protection Agency, USA
	4	TJ-1, -2, -3, and -4, human infection; Division of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, St. George's University of London, Cranmer Terrace, London SW17 0RE, United Kingdom
	1	JSH-1, human sputum; Sequella Inc., Rockville, MD
	18	Human infection; Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene, WI
	9	Human infection, Department of Biological Sciences, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA
	42	Human pulmonary infection; Samsung Medical Center, South Korea
M. avium subsp. avium	3	Bovine fecal sample; Johne's Testing Center, WI
M. intracellulare	1	Water sample; Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene
	3	Water sample; Environmental Protection Agency, USA
	2	Human infection; Department of Biological Sciences, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA
	15	Human pulmonary infection; Samsung Medical Center, South Korea
	2	Human pulmonary infection; Korea Institute of Tuberculosis
Total	223