Table 2 Abundance of mycobacteria in A. polyphaga strain Linc-AP1 and their preferential location in amoebal cyst wall.
From: Surviving within the amoebal exocyst: the Mycobacterium avium complex paradigm
MAC species | No. of vacuoles that contain mycobacteria | Location in amoebal cyst wall |
|---|---|---|
M. timonense | 1.3 ± 0.5 vacuoles | Exocyst |
M. bouchedurhonense | 2.1 ± 1.7 vacuoles | Exocyst |
M. marseillense | 2.4 ± 1.4 vacuoles | Exocyst, clear region, cytoplasm |
M. avium (M. avium subsp. avium) | 2.6 ± 2.2 vacuoles | Exocyst |
M. chimaera | 3.6 ± 2.6 vacuoles | Exocyst, cytoplasm |
M. intracellulare | 4.6 ± 4.8 vacuoles | Exocyst, Endocyst |
M. colombiense | 5.7 ± 6.2 vacuoles | Exocyst, cytoplasm |
M. arosiense | 9.4 ± 15.2 vacuoles | Exocyst |