TABLE 3.
Identifications correct to the complex or group level
| Reference identificationa | Vitek MS v3.0 identification(s) (no. of isolates) |
|---|---|
| Mycobacteria | |
| M. tuberculosis complex | M. tuberculosis complex (45) |
| M. intracellulare | M. avium (1) |
| M. chimeraN | M. avium (1), M. intracellulare (15) |
| MAC-XN,b | M. intracellulare (14) |
| M. gordonae/paragordonaeN | M. gordonae (1) |
| M. abscessus complex | M. abscessus (40) |
| M. fortuitum group | M. fortuitum group (48) |
| M. phocaicumN | M. mucogenicum (20) |
| M. mucogenicum/phocaicumc | M. mucogenicum (1) |
| Nocardia | |
| N. nova | N. nova/africana (33) |
| N. elegansN | N. nova/africana (2) |
| N. blacklockiaeN | N. wallacei (6) |
a
A superscript “N” indicates species not included in the v3.0 database.
b
MAC-X includes M. arosiense, M. bouchedurhonense, M. colombiense, M. marseillense, M. timonense, M. vulneris, and M. yongonense.
c
Most closely related.