Table 1 Occurrence of Mycobacterium avium in chickens and birds in selected area of Peninsular Malaysia
Farm ID | Total samples (n) | Culture on L-J | Direct PCR (IS901) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
â—†Samples for culture (n) | Replicates (n) | Culture positive (%) | Identification of isolates | Contaminated cultures (replicate %) | Species of birds | Samples for PCR (n) | Positive (%) | Species of birds | ||
F1* | 4 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 33.3% | 4 | 0 | |||
F2* | 29 | 29 | 87 | S0 | 0% | 8 | 0 | |||
F3* | 12 | 12 | 36 | 0 | 5.6% | 5 | 0 | |||
F4* | 12 | 12 | 36 | 0 | 100% | 11 | 1 (9.0) | Gallus domesticus | ||
F5* | 23 | 23 | 69 | 0 | 14.5% | 16 | 0 | |||
F6* | 4 | 4 | 12 | 2 (50) | M. terrae, M. engbaekii | 66.7% | Gallus domesticus | 4 | 0 | |
F7* | 16 | 16 | 48 | 2 (12.5) | Mycobacterium spp. (2 isolates)a | 45.8% | Gallus domesticus | 10 | 0 | |
F8# | 11 | 11 | 33 | 0 | 69.7% | 11 | 0 | |||
F9# | 11 | 11 | 33 | 0 | 57.6% | 11 | 0 | |||
F10# | 35 | 35 | 105 | 0 | 30.5% | 35 | 0 | |||
F11# | 43 | 43 | 129 | 0 | 23.3% | 43 | 0 | |||
F12Ň‚ | 5 | 5 | 15 | 1 (20) | M. avium | 20.0% | Pelecanus onocrotalus | 2 | 0 | |
F13Ň‚ | 12 | 12 | 36 | 0 | 11.1% | 11 | 2 (18.2) | Ara spp. and Cacatua spp. | ||
F14Ň‚ | 15 | 15 | 45 | 0 | 33.3% | 11 | 2 (20) | Ara spp. and Anthracoceros malayanus | ||
F15Ň‚ | 21 | 20 | 60 | 0 | 1.7% | 21 | 1 (4.7) | Cacatua spp. | ||
F16Ň‚ | 8 | 8 | 24 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0 | |||
F17Ň‚ | 3 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 33.3% | 3 | 0 | |||
F18Ň‚ | 11 | 11 | 33 | 0 | 30.3% | 11 | 0 | |||
F19Ň‚ | 25 | 23 | 69 | 1 (4,3) | Mycobacterium spp. (1)b | 21.7% | Phigys solitaries | 25 | 0 | |
Total | 300 | 296 | 888 | 6 (2.0) | 248/888 (27.9%) | 242 | 6 (2.5) | |||