FIG 1.

Schematic representation of detection ranges for NTM species by commercial assays. The expected detection coverage was calculated based on the proportions given for the identified NTM species for which data on multigene sequence-based typing were available. Other NTM species, which consisted of rarely isolated organisms (less than 2%), include M. nebraskense, M. marseillense, M. colombiense, M. porcinum, and M. senuense. The following DNA strip technology was used: AccuProbe (Gen-Probe, San Diego, CA), INNO-LiPA (Fujirebio, Ghent, Belgium), GenoType (Hain Lifescience GmbH, Nehren, Germany), and REBA Myco-ID (YD Diagnostics, Yongin, Republic of Korea). PCR-RFLP was carried out using PRA Myco-ID (YD Diagnostics, Yongin, Republic of Korea).