Species Interpretation | Banding pattern a
| Number of isolates | % |
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cfp32
| RD9 | RD12 | Â | Â |
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M. tuberculosis
| + | + | + | 347 | 99.1 |
M. bovis/M. caprae
| + | - | - | 0 | 0 |
"M. canettii"
| + | + | - | 1 c
| 0.3 |
Other MTC b
| + | - | + | 0 | 0 |
Non MTC | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
Irregular | - | + | + | 2 d
| 0.6 |
Total | Â | Â | Â | 350 | 100 |
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aBanding patterns are shown as amplification results of the MTCD-MPCR in order of cfp32, RD9 and RD12: +, Amplification positive; -, negative.
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bOther MTC includes following species: M. africanum, M. microti, M. pinnipedii, dassie bacillus and oryx bacillus. The latter two are minor strains belonging to MTC [2].
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cConfirmed to be M. tuberculosis by hsp65 and gyrB sequencing.
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dConfirmed to be M. tuberculosis by gyrB sequencing.