Table 1

The numbers of Mycobacteria B and T cell epitope sequences that are present in one species but absent in another


The number of epitope sequences present in:

Species
M. tuberculosis
M. bovis
M. bovis BCG
M. leprae
M. avium

Epitope sequences not found in:
940 1
955 2
761 2
427 2
2061
     M. tuberculosis
-
0
8
242
21
     M. bovis
18
-
8
242
23
     M. bovis BCG 1
216
202
-
242
23
     M. leprae
757
770
576
-
53
     M. avium
748
763
570
271
-

1 The total number of epitope sequences that are conserved between the strains of a species.2 The total number of epitope sequences that are present with the single strain information of a species

Blythe et al. Immunome Research 2007 3:10   doi:10.1186/1745-7580-3-10