Table 3.
Tetracycline resistance and presence of resistance genes in the clinical isolates
| Isolate | BOX group | Identification | TET resistance (zone in mm) | Presence of geneb | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
| |||||
| tap | tet(V) | ||||
| OS6 | B | M. novacastrense (99.56%) | 60* | + | − |
| OS2/8 | K | M. peregrinuma | 6.5 | + | + |
| TR-1378 | L | M. fortuituma | 17 | + | − |
| OS2/2 | N | M. arupense (100%) | 6.5* | − | − |
| TR-1536 | O | M. franklinii (100%) | 6.5 | − | − |
| OS19 | R | M. septicum (100%) | 6.5 | + | − |
| OS2/7 | R | M. fortuituma | 11 | + | − |
| OS14 | S | M. septicum (100%) | 11 | + | + |
| OS16 | T | M. septicum (100%) | 6.5 | + | − |
| TR-1358 | V | M. goodii (99.77%) | 41 | + | + |
| OS2 | V | M. neoaurum (99.37%) | 58 | + | − |
| TR-1344 | W | M. llatzerense (98.40%) | 11 | − | − |
| TR-1380 | X | M. arupense (98.95%) | 55 | − | + |
| OS22 | Y | M. neoaurum (100%) | 48 | + | + |
| OS29 | Y | M. neoaurum (100%) | 54 | + | − |
| OS2/1 | Z | M. nonchromogenicum (98.91%) | 6.5* | − | − |
| TR-1294 | α | M. neoaurum (99.76%) | 47 | + | − |
| OS3 | α | M. neoaurum (100%) | 48 | + | − |
| OS8 | β | M. fortuituma | 9 | + | + |
| OS26 | γ | M. neoaurum (100%) | 57 | + | − |
| OS27 | ɛ | M. obuense (99.78%) | 48 | + | − |
| OS4 | ζ | M. rufum (100%) | 52 | + | − |
| TR-1359 | η | M. rufum (99.76%) | 61 | + | − |
| OS13 | θ | M. abscessusa | 9 | − | − |
| TR-1242 | ι | M. fortuitum subsp. fortuitum (99.88%) | 52 | + | + |
| TR-1266 | ι | M. fortuitum subsp. fortuitum (100%) | 6.5 | + | + |
| OS24 | ι | M. fortuituma | 6.5 | + | + |
| OS25 | ι | M. fortuituma | 6.5 | + | + |
| OS9 | κ | M. fortuituma | 6.5 | + | + |
| OS28 | κ | M. fortuituma | 55 | + | + |
| OS10 | λ | M. abscessusa | 6.5 | − | − |
| OS30 | λ | M. fortuituma | 6.5 | + | + |
| OS21 | μ | M. fortuituma | 31 | + | + |
| OS18 | ν | M. hiberniae (99.78%) | 6.5* | − | − |
| OS2/4 | ν | M. hiberniae (99.78%) | 6.5* | − | − |
| OS11 | ξ | M. mucogenicuma | 49 | + | − |
| OS7 | π | M. frederiksbergense (99.56%) | 55 | + | − |
| OS1 | ρ | M. smegmatisa | 38 | − | − |
a
Identified with the GenoType Mycobacterium CM (Common Mycobacteria) Test based on DNA Strip technology (Hain Lifescience)
b
The genes otr(A), otr(B), tet(K)(L) and tet(M) were detected in none of the isolates.
*
Measured on Šula’s medium (43).