TABLE 3.
3′ hsp65 sequevars in 22 M. avium VNTR types or ITS subtypes, of which 20 were VNTR types with two or more patients (including outbreak isolates)
| No.a | VNTR type or subtypeb | No. of patients | Code no. | Associated with outbreak | Sequence type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | ? | |
| 3 | 1 | 2 | − | ||
| 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | − | |
| 3 | 10 | 4 | 1 | − | |
| 4 | 14a | 10 | 1 | + | |
| 5 | 18 | 2 | NA | − | |
| 6 | 19 | 5 | 3 | − | |
| 7 | 21 | 2 | NA | − | |
| 8 | 30 | 4 | 9 | − | |
| 9 | 31 | 2 | NA | − | |
| 10 | 31a | 14 | 2 | + | |
| 11 | 33 | 6 | 1 | − | |
| 12 | 36 | 5 | 1 | + | |
| 13 | 37 | 7 | 2 | + | |
| 14 | 37a | 4 | 2 | + | |
| 37a | 1 | 9 | − | ||
| 37a | 1 | 1 | − | ||
| 15 | 38 | 2 | NA | − | |
| 16 | 40 | 2 | 2 | − | Mav-F |
| 17 | 42 | 1 | 2 | − | |
| 18 | 44 | 4 | 1 | − | |
| 19 | 46 | 2 | 1 | − | |
| 20 | 50 | 1 | 15 | + | Mav-F |
| 21 | 51 | 11 | 15 | + | Mav-F |
| 22 | 52 | 6 | NA | + |
a
Arbitrary numerical identifier for type.
b
Only two VNTR types or subtypes consisted of more than one 3′ hsp65 sequevar (i.e., code numbers), and 6/8 types with five or more patients were part of a known cluster or outbreak. The total includes 20 VNTR types with two or more patient isolates and 2 with single isolates. NA, not available.