Table 5.
(a) Types of natural sites sampled and the proportion that were NTM culture positive; (b) Species of NTM identified from culture positive freshwater streams and moss.
| (a) | |||||
| Freshwater Streams | Moss | Lava Rock | |||
| Kaua’i | 0/3 (0%) | Not sampled | Not sampled | ||
| O’ahu | 8/10 (80%) | 0/2 (0%) | Not sampled | ||
| Maui | 1/11 (9%) | 2/19 (10.5%) | 0/3 (0%) | ||
| Hawai’i Island | 0/4 (0%) | 1/5 (20%) | 0/4 (0%) | ||
| Total | 9/28 (32.1%) | 3/26 (11.5%) | 0/7 (0%) | ||
| (b) | |||||
| Island: | Freshwater Stream: | NTM Species Identified from Freshwater Streams: | Island: | Moss: | NTM Species Identified from Moss: |
| O’ahu | Stream 1 | M. avium | Maui | Moss 1 |
M. gordonae;
M. iranicum; M. mucogen icum |
| Stream 2 | M. chelonae | Moss 2 | Novel NTM | ||
| Stream 3 |
M. avium;
M. chimaera |
Hawai’i Island | Moss 1 | M. rhodesiae | |
| Stream 4 | M. abscessus | ||||
| Stream 5 |
M. avium;
M. timonese |
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| Stream 6 |
M. chelonae;
M. intracellulare |
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| Stream 7 |
M. chelonae;
M. chimaera |
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| Stream 8 | M. chelonae | ||||
| Maui | Stream 1 | Novel NTM | |||