Research Article

DNA Typing of Mycobacterium bovis Isolates from Badgers (Meles meles) Culled from Areas in Ireland with Different Levels of Tuberculosis Prevalence

Table 3

Coinfection of badgers with M. bovis strains. Tissues from which M. bovis was isolated: H: head, T: Thorax, C: Carcase, L: Lung, Les: lesion, A: Abdomen. Co-infecting strains are highlighted/italicised. VNTR loci are listed in order 2163a, 2163b, 2165, 2996, 4052, and 1895.

BadgerTissueSpoligotypeVNTR

HP95HSB027510 3 7 5 4 4
HP95TSB0130 3 3 7 3 3 2
HP95CSB027510 3 7 5 4 4
HP108HSB0140 3 4 7 5 4 4
HP108TSB0140 3 5 7 5 4 4
HP108CSB0140 3 4 7 5 4 4
HP212CSB0140 3 4 7 5 4 4
HP212HSB014011 4 7 5 4 4
LP240HSB014010 4 7 5 4 4
LP240LSB014010 4 7 5 4 4
LP240CSB014010 4 7 5 4 4
LP240LesSB014011 3 7 5 4 4
LP307TSB0140 6 4 7 5 4 4
LP307HSB0140 6 4 7 5 4 4
LP307LSB0140 6 4 7 5 4 4
LP307CSB0140 6 4 7 5 4 4
LP307ASB026310 4 7 5 4 4