Table 1.

Detection of the gene encoding the M. avium 35-kDa protein in clinical MAC isolates

Serovar	Classification	No. positive/no. tested^a
1	M. avium	6/6
2	M. avium	2/2
4	M. avium	4/4
5	M. avium	4/4
8	M. avium	7/7
9	M. avium	3/3
16	M. intracellulare	0/2
21	M. avium	4/4

↵a Determined by PCR.