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Table 1 Species diversity of NTM isolated from humans, livestock and wildlife based on sequencing of 16S rRNA gene

From: Species diversity of non-tuberculous mycobacteria isolated from humans, livestock and wildlife in the Serengeti ecosystem, Tanzania

NTM Species

Host

M .lentiflavum

6 cattle, 3 buffalo, 1 Thompson gazelle, 1 warthog

M .simiae

2 cattle

M. chelonae-abscessus group

3 human

M. confluentis

1 cattle

M. fortuitum

3 cattle, 1 human

M. genavanse

1 human

M. gilvum

1 human

M. gordonae

1 human

M. intermedium

1 human

M. intracellulare

17 cattle, 1 human, 1 Thompson gazelle, 1 baboon

M. neoaurum

2 cattle

M. nonchromogenicum

2 cattle

M. poriferae

1 human

M. spaghni

2 human

M. terrae

2 cattle

M. thermoresistibile

1 cattle