Table 2. Typology of tissue samples used in this study (n = 128) and respective results of the histological, bacteriological and semi-nested duplex real-time PCR analyses.
| Sample typology | Number of tissue samples | Origin of tissues | Presence of lesions1 | Bacteriological analysis2 | Nested real-time PCR3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | Bovine | + | M. bovis | 23 | |
| I | 19 | Wild boar | + | M. bovis | 18 |
| 12 | Deer | + | M. bovis | 12 | |
| II | 3 | Bovine | - | M. bovis | 3 |
| 39 | Bovine | - | - | 0 | |
| III | 4 | Wild boar | - | - | 0 |
| 3 | Deer | - | - | 0 | |
| IV | 2 | Bovine | - | Non-MTC | 0 |
| 3 | Wild boar | - | Non-MTC | 0 | |
| 1 | Bovine | + | - | 0 | |
| V | 5 | Wild boar | + | - | 3 |
| 6 | Fox | + | - | 0 | |
| 1 | Bovine | + | Non-MTC | 1 | |
| VI | 4 | Wild boar | + | Non-MTC | 2 |
| 3 | Fox | + | Non-MTC | 2 |
1Presence of lesions compatible with tuberculosis; 2Detection of M. bovis or other non-MTC mycobacteria by culture of tissue samples; 3Number of samples for which the IS6110 element was amplified by the nested real-time PCR assay.