Table 4.

rpoB Genotyping of Nontuberculosis Isolates with M. tuberculosisArray

Species Correct calls (bases)[i] (%) Total no. polymorphic positions[ii] No. of polymorphic positions identified (%)
M. avium 467 (72)5638 (68)
M. chelonae 533 (82)8529 (34)
M. fortuitum 404 (62)8662 (72)
M. gordonae 449 (69)7144 (62)
M. intracellulare 479 (73)5850 (86)
M. kansasii 446 (68)6751 (76)
M. scrofulaceum 443 (68)6247 (75)
M. smegmatis 353 (54)9451 (54)
M. xenopi 432 (66)7251 (71)

[i] Correct calls of nucleotides based on 653 total bases analyzed.

[ii] Total number of polymorphismic positions detected using dideoxynucleotide sequences.