Specific Proteins in Nontuberculous Mycobacteria: New Potential Tools

Table 2

Spots identified in the 2D-PAGE gels of cellular proteins from various NTM strains.

Strain	Total spots in master image gel	CV (%)^*
M. gordonae	1,264	0.2
M. nonchromogenicum type I	894	5.5
M. nonchromogenicum type II	935	0.07
M. peregrinum	806	0.02
M. scrofulaceum/M. mantenii	1,486	0.01

 ^*Coefficient of variation: data were normalised according to the total density of the gel image.