Table 1

Listing of gene and antigen differences presented in Mycobacterium bovis BCG daughter strains. The data was taken from research and historical reports. Genetic and phenotypic differences of M. bovis BCG daughter strains.

STRAIN
SYNONIMOUS
DELETIONS (ORF's)
MPB64
MPB70
Methoxymycolic acid's
EXOCHELIN'S μg/ml

PASTEUR

DR1, DR2, DR14 (28)
P
LOW
N
345
PHIPPS
PHILADELPHIA
DR1, DR2 (20)
P
LOW
N
ND
FRAPPIER
MONTREAL
DR1, DR2, DR8 (24)
P
LOW
N
ND
CONNAUGHT
TORONTO
DR1, DR2, DR8 (24)
P
LOW
N
ND
TICE
CHICAGO
DR1, DR2 (20)
P
LOW
N
390
DENMARK
DANISH 1331
DR1, DR2 (20)
P
LOW
N
140
GLAXO

DR1, DR2 (20)
P
LOW
N
75
PRAGUE

DR1, DR2 (20)
P
LOW
N
ND
BIRKHAUG

DR1, DR2 (20)
P
LOW
N
ND
SWEDEN
GHOTHENBURG
DR1 (9)
N
HIGH
P
ND
JAPAN
TOKYO
DR1 (9)
N
HIGH
P
150
MOREAU
BRAZIL
DR1, DR 16 (15)
N
HIGH
P
ND
RUSSIA
MOSCOW
DR1 (9)
N
HIGH
P
ND
MEXICO

DR1, DR2 (20)
P
LOW
N
ND

DR: Deleted Regions, ORF: Open Reading Frame, P: Protein or antigen expression, N: Non protein or antigen expression, ND: Non determinate.

Castañón-Arreola and López-Vidal Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials 2004 3:10   doi:10.1186/1476-0711-3-10