Table 3.

Mycobacterial growth in tissues and faeces from Mycobacterium avium subsp. hominissuis or Mycobacterium avium subsp. avium inoculated pigs

Mycobacterium avium subsp. hominissuis
Time after inoculation	6 weeks					8 weeks	12 weeks
Animal no	#1	#2	#3	#4	#5	#6	#7	#8	#9	#10
Lnn. mandibulares	4	1	4	3	4	3	1	3	4	4
Tonsils	4	1	4	4	4	4	1	C	4	4
Lnn. bifurcationis sinn.	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	-
Lung	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Spleen	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Liver	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Lnn. jejunales	4	4	4	4	-	2	4	4	4	4
Lnn. ileocolici	3	3	-	2	-	1	2	4	4	-
Lnn. colici	4	4	-	-	-	4	-	4	4	-
Jejunal Peyer's patches	1	-	-	4	2	-	-	-	-	-
Ileal Peyer's patches	4	1	2	2	-	3	-	-	-	-
Faeces	4	1	3	2	-	2	-	-	-	-
Mycobacterium avium subsp. avium
Time after inoculation	6 weeks					12 weeks
Animal no	#11	#12	#13	#14	#15	#16	#17	#18	#19	#20
Lnn. mandibulares	3	2	1	-	1	1	1	4	4	4
Tonsils	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1
Lnn. bifurcationis sinn.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Lung	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Spleen	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Liver	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Lnn. jejunales	4	2	1	2	1	-	1	4	4	2
Lnn. ileocolici	1	1	-	2	1	-	-	3	4	4
Lnn. colici	-	1	-	-	1	1	2	-	-	2
Jejunal Peyer's patches	4	2	1	-	3	-	-	-	-	-
Ileal Peyer's patches	3	2	3	-	3	1	-	1	-	1
Faeces	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

1 = 1-9CFU, 2 = 10 - 49CFU, 3 = 50 - 100CFU, 4 = > 100CFU

C = contaminated