Table 1.
16S rRNA gene sequencing assignment of non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM).
Concordant identifications from NTM PCR positive and NTM culture positive specimens (n = 191) | NTM from PCR positive and culture negative specimens considered clinically not relevant (n = 130) | NTM from PCR positive and culture negative specimens considered pathogenic NTM (n = 139) | NTM from PCR negative and culture positive specimens |
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M. abscessus complex (n = 57) | M. gordonae (n = 36) | M. abscessus complex (n = 59) | M. gordonae (n = 19) |
M. avium (n = 35) | M. gilvum (n = 17) | M. avium (n = 26) | M. avium (n = 17) |
M. kansasii/gastri (n = 29) | M. frederiksbergense (n = 18) | M. mucogenicum (n = 9) | M. kansasii/gastri (n = 11) |
M. intracellulare (n = 14) | M. llatzerense (n = 16) | M. kansasii/gastri (n = 8) | M. xenopi (n = 10) |
M. chimaera (n = 14) | M. phlei (n = 16) | M. salmoniphilum (n = 8) | M. chimaera (n = 9) |
M. fortuitum (n = 7) | M. neoaurum complex (n = 15) | M. fortuitum (n = 7) | M. abscessus complex (n = 7) |
M. xenopi (n = 12) | M. vaccae (n = 4) | M. xenopi (n = 4) | M. fortuitum (n = 6) |
M. malmoense (n = 4) | M. aurum (n = 2) | M. malmoense (n = 2) | M. interjectum (n = 4) |
M. gordonae (n = 4) | M. chlorophenolicum (n = 1) | M. goodii (n = 2) | M. senegalense (n = 3) |
M. marinum/ulcerans (n = 4) | M. fluoranthenivorans (n = 1) | M. chimaera (n = 1) | M. conceptionense (n = 2) |
M. interjectum (n = 3) | M. sacrum (n = 1) | M. fortuitum complex (n = 1) | M. intracellulare (n = 2) |
M. salmoniphilum (n = 3) | M. monacense (n = 1) | M. parafortuitum (n = 1) | M. marseillense (n = 2) |
M. vulneris (n = 3) | M. murale/M. tokaiense (n = 1) | M. smegmatis (n = 1), | M. celatum (n = 2) |
M. haemophilum (n = 1) | M. rufum (n = 1) | M. hassiaticum (n = 1) | M. terrae complex (n = 2) |
M. simiae (n = 1) | M. asiaticum (n = 1) | M. marinum (n = 1) | |
M. tusciae (n = 1) | M. palustre (n = 1) | ||
M. setense (n = 1) | M. porcinum (n = 1), | ||
M. szulgai (n = 1) | M. bohemicum (n = 1) | ||
Potentially novel slow growing species (n = 5) | M. colombiense (n = 1) | ||
M. simiae (n = 1) |