Table 2.
VNTR profile, rep-PCR cluster, and frequency of M. abscessus isolation
| Patient IDa or strain | Total no. of M. abscessus isolates | No. used in this study | No. of weeks between first and last isolates | Identity by hsp65/rpoB sequence | Rep-PCR cluster | VNTR profileb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gos-2 | 11 | 3 | 176 | M. abscessus | M. abscessus I | 3,5,3,6,2,5,1+,2+,0 |
| Gos-9 | 6 | 3 | 102 | M. abscessus | M. abscessus I | 3,5,3,6,2,5,1+,2+,0 |
| Gos-21 | 4 | 3 | 52 | M. abscessus | M. abscessus I | 3,5,3,6,2,5,1+,2+,0 |
| Gos-10 | 4 | 2 | 114 | M. abscessus | M. abscessus I | 3,5,3,6,2,5,1+,2+,0 |
| Gos-8 | 7 | 3 | 121 | M. abscessus | M. abscessus III | 3,5,3,6,2,5,1+,2+,0 |
| 1 | None | 3,5,3,6,2,5,1+,2+,0 | ||||
| Gos-18 | 32 | 6 | 287 | M. abscessus | M. abscessus II | 3+,3+,3,2,4,3,2,2+,2 |
| Gos-19 | 1 | 1 | M. abscessus | M. abscessus II | 3+,3+,3,2,4,3,2,2+,2 | |
| Gos-22 | 15 | 4 | 99 | M. abscessus | M. abscessus II | 3+,3+,3,2,4,3,2,2+,2 |
| Gos-3 | 8 | 3 | 49 | M. abscessus | M. abscessus II | 3+,3+,3,2,4,3,3,2+,2 |
| NCTC 13031 | M. abscessus | M. abscessus II | 3+,3+,3,2,4,3,3,2+,2 | |||
| Gos-17 | 1 | 1 | M. abscessus | None | 2,5,3,4,2,3,4+,2+,2 | |
| Gos-15 | 3 | 1 | 191 | M. abscessus | None | 2,5,3,6,2,3,4+,2+,2 |
| 1 | None | 2,5,3,6,2,3,4,2+,2 | ||||
| Gos-24 | 1 | 1 | M. abscessus | None | 3,4+,3,4,2,5,4,2,2 | |
| Gos-14 | 1 | 1 | M. massiliense | None | 3,3,2,-,1,2,1+,2,1 | |
| Gos-11 | 1 | 1 | M. massiliense | None | 2,2+,2,3,1,2,3,2+,0 | |
| Gos-7 | 3 | 2 | 71 | M. massiliense | M. massiliense I | 2,4+,2,3,2,3,1+,2+,0 |
| Gos-23 | 4 | 4 | 61 | M. massiliense | M. massiliense I | 2,4+,2,3,2,3,2,2+,0 |
| Gos-1 | 2 | 1 | 26 | M. bolletii | M. bolletii I | 3,5,3,3,2,7,4+,2+,1+ |
| NCTC 10882 | M. bolletii | M. bolletii I | 3,−,3,3,2,7,4,2,2 | |||
| NCTC 10269 | M. bolletii | M. bolletii I | 2,−,2,2,2,3,3,2,2 |
a
Patients gos-18 and gos-19 are siblings.
b
A dash indicates no amplification at a locus.