Table 1: Identification of species of NTM by 16S ribosequencing (n = 81).

Mycobacterium Species No. of strains identified (%) Sample sequence code (and %identity)
M. avium-intracellulare complex (MAC) 40 (49.4%) B3 (100%), B5 (100%), B7 (100%), B8 (100%), B19 (100%), B21 (100%), B22 (100%), B25 (100%), B26 (100%), B27 (100%), B28 (100%), B29 (100%), B30 (100%), B32 (100%), B33 (100%), B36 (100%), B37 (100%), B39 (100%), B40 (100%), B41 (100%), B42 (100%), B43 (100%), B44 (100%), B45 (100%), B46 (100%), B48 (100%), B49 (99.7%), B51 (100%), B54 (100%), B56 (100%), B61 (100%), B63 (100%), B65 (100%), B67 (100%), B68 (100%), B70 (100%), B73 (100%), B76 (100%), B81 (100%), B88 (100%)
M. lentiflavum 5 (6.2) B2 (100%), B4 (100%), B18 (100%), B23 (100%), B58 (100%)
M. terrae complex 4 (4.9) B13 (100%), B24 (99.9%), B47 (100%), B50 (100%)
M. paraense 4 (4.9) B9 (100%), B12 (99.7%), B52 (99.9%), B72 (100%)
M. kansasii 3 (3.7) B11 (99.5%), B20 (99.5%), B55 (99.5%)
M. moriokaense 3 (3.7) B74 (99.2%), B80 (99.2%), B90 (99.1%)
M. asiaticum 2 (2.5) B16 (100%), B34 (99.3%)
M. novocastrense 2 (2.5) B31 (100%), B57 (100%)
M. brasiliensis 2 (2.5) B38 (99.2%), B75 (100%)
M. elephantis 2 (2.5) B79 (100%), B86 (100%)
M. paraffinicum 1 (1.2) B10 (99.9%)
M. bohemicum 1 (1.2) B14 (99.6)
M. manitobense 1 (1.2) B15 (99.0%)
M. intermedium 1 (1.2) B35 (100%)
Mtb complex 1 (1.2) B62 (100%)
M. parakoreense 1 (1.2) B66 (99.0%)
M. florentinum 1 (1.2) B71 (100%)
M. litorale 1 (1.2) B82 (100%)
M. fluoranthenivorans 1 (1.2) B83 (100%) *
M. sherrisii 1 (1.2) B84 (100%)
M. fortuitum 1 (1.2) B85 (100%)
M septicum 1 (1.2) B87 (100%) **
Unidentified species 2 (2.5) B64 (98.8% M. montefiorense), B69 (98.6% M. phlei)
TOTAL 81 (100)

*was also 100% similar with M. neoaurum and M. cosmeticum, **was 100% similar with M. porcinum.