Table 6.
Detected identified mycobacteria in relation to the complexes and groups.
| Identification | Risk | Group or | No. of Bat Guano Isolates | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group 1 | Complex | Total (%) | Caves (%) | Attics (%) | |
| M. abscessus ssp. bolletii | 2 | MCG | 1 (1.1) | 1 (1.4) | 0 (0) |
| M. algericum | 1 | MTC | 2 (2.3) | 2 (2.7) | 0 (0) |
| M. arupense | 2 | MTC | 5 (5.6) | 3 (4.1) | 2 (12.5) |
| M. avium ssp. avium | 2 | MAC | 3 (3.4) | 3 (4.1) | 0 (0) |
| M. avium ssp. hominissuis | 2 | MAC | 11 (12.4) | 5 (6.9) | 6 (37.5) |
| M. chelonae | 2 | MCG | 2 (2.3) | 2 (2.7) | 0 (0) |
| M. fortuitum | 2 | MFG | 21 (23.6) | 19 (26.0) | 2 (12.5) |
| M. gilvum | 1 | MVC | 2 (2.3) | 2 (2.7) | 0 (0) |
| M. hiberniae | 1 | MTC | 2 (2.3) | 2 (2.7) | 0 (0) |
| M. kumamotonense | 1 | MTC | 1 (1.1) | 1 (1.4) | 0 (0) |
| M. minnesotense | 1 | MTC | 1 (1.1) | 1 (1.4) | 0 (0) |
| M. mucogenicum | 2 | MMG | 1 (1.1) | 1 (1.4) | 0 (0) |
| M. nonchromogenicum | 2 | MTC | 1 (1.1) | 1 (1.4) | 0 (0) |
| M. peregrinum | 2 | MFG | 2 (2.3) | 2 (2.7) | 0 (0) |
| M. phlei | 1 | MSC | 2 (2.3) | 2 (2.7) | 0 (0) |
| M. septicum | 2 | MFG | 1 (1.1) | 1 (1.4) | 0 (0) |
| M. terrae complex | 1 | MTC | 5 (5.6) | 4 (5.5) | 1 (6.3) |
| M. terrae | 1 | MTC | 3 (3.4) | 2 (2.7) | 1 (6.3) |
| M. triviale | 1 | MTC | 2 (2.3) | 2 (2.7) | 0 (0) |
| M. sp. | NK | NK | 21 (23.6) | 17 (23.3) | 4 (25.0) |
| Risk Group 1 | 9 sp. and ssp. | 20 (22.5) | 18 (24.6) | 2 (12.5) | |
| Risk Group 2 | 10 sp. and ssp. | 48 (53.9) | 38 (52.1) | 10 (62.5) | |
| Risk Group NK | NK sp. and ssp. | 21 (23.6) | 17 (23.3) | 4 (25.0) | |
| Subtotal | 2 | MFG | 24 (27.0) | 22 (30.1) | 2 (12.5) |
| 2 | MCG | 3 (3.4) | 3 (4.1) | 0 | |
| 2 | MMG | 1 (1.1) | 1 (1.4) | 0 | |
| 2 | MAC | 14 (15.7) | 8 (11.0) | 6 (37.5) | |
| 1–2 | MTC | 22 (24.7) | 18 (24.7) | 4 (25.0) | |
| 1 | MVC | 2 (2.3) | 2 (2.7) | 0 | |
| 1 | MSC | 2 (2.3) | 2 (2.7) | 0 | |
| NK | NK | 21 (23.6) | 17 (23.3) | 4 (25.0) | |
| Total | 89 (100) | 73 (100) | 16 (100) | ||
Table interpretation. M. = Mycobacterium; sp. = species; ssp. = subspecies; MFG = M. fortuitum Group; MCG = M. chelonae Group; MMG = M. mucogenicum Group; MAC = M. avium Complex; MTC = M. terrae Complex; MVC = M. vaccae Complex; MSC = M. smegmatis Complex; NK = Not Known Mycobacterium sp.; in bold are sp., ssp. and complex isolated from both bat guano types (from caves and attics); NK = not known; 1 Directive 2000/54/EC [45].