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Table 3 Molecular analysis, gross pathology and histopathology results of animals with at least one positive result in any of the methods

From: Detection of Mycobacterium avium subspecies in the gut associated lymphoid tissue of slaughtered rabbits

MycMavMtc PCR

Identity

16s rRNA gene sequencing

Gross pathology

Histopathology

Animal

SR

VA

E1.Y1

-

-

-

Thermoactinomyceteae a

-

SR (0)/ VA (0)

E1.Y2

-

+

Maa/Mas

NI

VA

SR (0)/ VA (0)

B1.B1

-

-

-

Thermoactinomyceteae b

-

NA

B1.B2

-

-

-

NI

SR

SR (0)/ VA (0)

E2.Y2

-

-

-

NI

SR/ILc/JEc

SR (3)/ VA (0)/ IL (1)/ JE (0)

C1.Y2

+

+

Maa/Mas

NI

SR/ILc

SR (0)d/ VA (1)/ IL (1)

C2.Y1

-

+

Maa/Mas

NI

-

SR (1)/ VA (3)

C2.Y2

-

+

Maa/Mas

NI

-

SR (0)/ VA (0)d

B2.Y2

-

-

-

Thermoactinomyceteae a

-

SR (0)/ VA (0)

A1.Y2

-

+

Maa/Mas

NI

-

NA

E3.Y1

-

+

Mah

NI

-

NA

E3.Y2

-

+

Maa/Mas

NI

-

NA

B7.Y1

-

-

-

Thermoactinomyces sanguinis b

-

NA

B5.B1

+

+

Maa/Mas

NI

-

NA

D2.Y2

+

+

Maa/Mas

NI

-

NA

D2.B1

-

-

-

NI

SR/ILc

SR (2)/ VA (0)/ IL (1)

D2.B2

+

-

Maa/Mas

NI

SR

SR (2)/ VA (0)

D3.Y1

+

-

Maa/Mas

NI

-

NA

  1. SR: sacculus rotundus, VA: vermiform appendix, IL: ileum, JE: jejunum, NI: no isolation. aIdentified from a colony isolated from sacculus rotundus, bIdentified from a colony isolated from vermiform appendix. cintestinal wall thickening, NA: Not analyzed. (0): Without lesions, (1): Reactive hyperplasia, (2) Unspecific granulomatous lesions (3): Granulomatous lesions,d: Ziehl Neelsen positive