TABLE 2.
Ranking of base-specific mycobacterial 16S rDNA cleavage mass patterns according to the number of identical and nonidentical mass peaks relative to the mass spectrum of M. tuberculosisa
| Organism | Peak(s) with calculated mass(es) (Da) of: |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,215.8 | 1,261.9 | 1,522.0 | 1,535.0 | 1,555.0, 1,558.0 | 1,591.0 | 1,828.1 | 1,864.2 | 1,877.3 | 1,884.2, 1,887.3 | 2,147.4 | 2,157.4 | 2,170.4 | 2,180.4, 2,183.4 | 2,203.4, 2,206.5 | 2,229.5 | 2,453.5 | 2,466.6 | 2,499.6 | 2,532.6, 2,535.7 | 2,795.8 | 2,808.8 | 2,818.8 | 2,841.9 | 2,867.9 | 3,490.3 | 4,079.6 | 4,408.8 | 4,421.8 | 4,764.1 | 5,373.4 | 6,001.8 | |
| M. tuberculosis | ▪ | ▪ | ▪ | ▪ | ▪ | ▪ | ▪ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| M. celatum | ▪ | ▪ | ▪ | ░⃞ | ░⃞ | ░⃞ | ▪ | ▪ | ▪ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| M. kansasii | ▪ | ▪ | ░⃞ | ░⃞ | ▪ | ▪ | ▪ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| M. marinum | ▪ | ▪ | ░⃞ | ░⃞ | ▪ | ▪ | ░⃞ | ▪ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| M. scrofulaceum | ▪ | ▪ | ░⃞ | ░⃞ | ▪ | ▪ | ░⃞ | ▪ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| M. paraffinicum | ▪ | ▪ | ░⃞ | ░⃞ | ▪ | ▪ | ░⃞ | ▪ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| M. avium | ▪ | ▪ | ░⃞ | ░⃞ | ▪ | ▪ | ░⃞ | ░⃞ | ▪ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| M. intracellulare | ▪ | ▪ | ░⃞ | ░⃞ | ▪ | ▪ | ░⃞ | ░⃞ | ▪ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| M. gordonae | ▪ | ░⃞ | ░⃞ | ▪ | ▪ | ░⃞ | ░⃞ | ▪ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| M. xenopi | ▪ | ▪ | ░⃞ | ▪ | ▪ | ░⃞ | ░⃞ | ░⃞ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| M. interjectum | ▪ | ▪ | ░⃞ | ░⃞ | ░⃞ | ░⃞ | ▪ | ▪ | ░⃞ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| M. smegmatis | ▪ | ▪ | ░⃞ | ░⃞ | ▪ | ░⃞ | ░⃞ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| M. fortuitum | ▪ | ░⃞ | ░⃞ | ░⃞ | ░⃞ | ▪ | ░⃞ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| M. abscessus | ▪ | ░⃞ | ░⃞ | ░⃞ | ▪ | ▪ | ░⃞ | ░⃞ | ░⃞ | ░⃞ | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| M. aurum | ▪ | ▪ | ░⃞ | ░⃞ | ░⃞ | ░⃞ | ░⃞ | ░⃞ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
a
Only discriminating mass peaks are shown. Mass peaks identical to those of M. tuberculosis are shown as black boxes. Additional mass peaks are shown as gray boxes.