Table 2 VNTR profiles of wild-type, small colony variant, and revertant strains

MI #5151 WT

2

1

1

1

2

3

1

2

1

1

4

2

2

2

1

2

MI #5151 SCV

2

1

1

1

2

3

1

2

1

1

4

2

2

2

1

2

MI #5151 RVT

2

1

1

1

2

3

1

2

1

1

4

2

2

2

1

2

MI #410 WT

2

1

1

2

2

3

2

2

2

4

2

2

3

2

2

2

MI #410 SCV

2

1

1

2

2

3

2

2

2

4

2

2

3

2

2

2

MI #410 RVT

2

1

1

2

2

3

2

2

2

4

2

2

3

2

2

2

MI #28 WT

2

3

2

1

2

3

2

2

2

5

2

2

2

2

2

2

MI #28 SCV

2

3

2

1

2

3

2

2

2

5

2

2

2

2

2

2

MI #28 RVT

2

3

2

1

2

3

2

2

2

5

2

2

2

2

2

2

M. avium strains

MATR locus

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

11

12

13

14

15

16

MAH #460 WT

2

2

4

1

3

1

3

1

1

5

3

2

4

4

2

MAH #460 SCV

2

2

4

1

3

1

3

1

1

5

3

2

4

4

2

MAH #460 RVT

2

2

4

1

3

1

3

1

1

5

3

2

4

4

2

MAH #229 WT

2

0

1

2

2

1

5

1

1

1

3

0

2

2

2

MAH #229 SCV

2

0

1

2

2

1

5

1

1

1

3

0

2

2

2

MAH #229 RVT

2

0

1

2

2

1

5

1

1

1

3

0

2

2

2

MAH #634 WT

2

2

2

2

3

3

3

3

1

5

3

2

4

4

1

MAH #634 SCV

2

2

2

2

3

3

3

3

1

5

3

2

4

4

1

MAH #634 RVT

2

2

2

2

3

3

3

3

1

5

3

2

4

4

1

MAA #3111 WT

2

2

1

2

2

1

1

1

2

1

3

2

3

2

2

MAA #3111 SCV

2

2

1

2

2

1

1

1

2

1

3

2

3

2

2

MAA #3111 RVT

2

2

1

2

2

1

1

1

2

1

3

2

3

2

2

MAA #273 WT

2

1

1

2

2

2

1

1

2

1

3

2

3

2

2

MAA #273 SCV

2

1

1

2

2

2

1

1

2

1

3

2

3

2

2

MAA #273 RVT

2

1

1

2

2

2

1

1

2

1

3

2

3

2

2

MAA #476 WT

2

2

1

2

2

1

1

1

2

1

3

2

3

2

2

MAA #476 SCV

2

2

1

2

2

1

1

1

2

1

3

2

3

2

2

MAA #476 RVT

2

2

1

2

2

1

1

1

2

1

3

2

3

2

2