Table 3.

Detection of viable MTC bacteria in PBMCs isolated from a SCCIT-negative herd.

Assigned Number	No. of Plaques	IS6110 RPA
1	0	NA
2	0	NA
3	0	NA
4	0	NA
5	0	NA
6	0	NA
7	0	NA
8	0	NA
9	1	−ve
10	0	NA
11	0	NA
12	0	NA
13	0	NA
14	0	NA
15	0	NA
16	0	NA
17	0	NA
18	0	NA
19	0	NA
20	0	NA
21	0	NA
22	0	NA
23	0	NA
24	0	NA
25	0	NA
26	0	NA
27	0	NA
28	0	NA
29	11	−ve
30	2	−ve
31	3	−ve
32	1	−ve
33	0	NA
34	0	NA
35	0	NA
36	0	NA
37	1	−ve
38	0	NA
39	0	NA
40	0	NA
41	0	NA
42	0	NA
43	0	NA
44	0	NA
45	0	NA

NA – Not Applicable as no plaques were formed.