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Table 6 Seasonal differences in mycobacteria isolated from deer

From: Isolation of mycobacteria from clinical samples collected in the United States from 2004 to 2011

Isolate

Total

Wintera

Springb

Summerc

Falld

No. Submissions

3697

1565

550

588

994

Mycobacterium bovis

35

11

13

2

9

Mycobacterium avium complex

29

13

3

3

10

Unable to Speciate

20

10

5

3

2

Mycobacterium terrae complex

14

1

 

6

7

Mycobacterium terrae

11

  

8

3

Mycobacterium fortuitum

10

2

2

5

1

Mycobacterium abscessus

7

1

 

3

3

Mycobacterium fortuitum complex

6

2

1

1

2

Mycobacterium smegmatis

5

1

1

 

3

Mycobacterium nonchromogenicum

2

2

   

Mycobacterium asiaticum

2

   

2

Mycobacterium scrofulaceum

1

   

1

Mycobacterium triviale

1

  

1

 

Mycobacterium kubicae

1

1

   

Mycobacterium kansasii

1

1

   

Mycobacterium alvei

1

   

1

Mycobacterium gastri

1

   

1

Mycobacterium shimoidei

1

 

1

  

Mycobacterium engbackii

1

  

1

 

Mycobacterium pulveris

1

1

   

Mycobacterium septicum

1

   

1

  1. aDecember, January, February bMarch, April, May cJune, July, August dSeptember, October, November.