Table 1 Household water type and source and number of NTM positive samples and species identified
Water type and source | Household | Sampling sites | Number of samples collected | Number of positive samples (%) | (Number) NTM identified by 16S rRNA, hsp 65 and rpo B genes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Region | |||||
(see Figure1) | |||||
Groundwater | |||||
Well | 1 | MHF* | 16 | 4 (25) | (3) M. mucogenicum, (1) M. gordonae |
KF** | 16 | 4 (25) | (4) M. mucogenicum | ||
Well | 5 | MHF | 14 | 4 (29) | (3) M. porcinum, (1) Mycobacterium sp |
KF | 14 | 0 (0) | |||
Surface water | |||||
Cutzamala system | 2 | MHF | 10 | 2 (20) | (1) M. avium, (1) M. mucogenicum |
KF | 10 | 0 (0) | |||
Cutzamala system | 3 | MHF | 10 | 1 (10) | (1) M. avium |
KF | 10 | 1 (10) | (1) M. cosmeticum | ||
Magdalena River | 4 | MHF | 10 | 1 (10) | (1) M. fortuitum |
KF | 10 | 2 (20) | (1) M. avium, (1) M. mucogenicum |