Table 2

Recognition of Mycobacteria epitopes from different host species

Host Species
No. of B cell Epitope Recognitions
No. of T cell Epitope Recognitions
Total No. of Epitope Recognitions1

Chicken
2
0
2 (0.1%)
Human
220
813
985 (63.6%)
Rabbit
46
0
46 (3.0%)
Rat
0
15
15 (1.0%)
Mouse
107
290
373 (24.1%)
Macaque
8
1
9 (0.6%)
Bovine
12
101
113 (7.3%)
Guinea pig
0
1
1 (0.1%)
Undetermined
3
1
4 (0.3%)

Total
398
1222
1548

1 The total for Both T and B cell epitopes may differ from the sum of epitopes in each category as some epitopes are recognized by both cell types.

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