Mycobacteria isolates used in the study.

Summary of the results obtained after the analysis of different MTBC spoligotypes fulfilling selection criteria (i-iii) described in Materials and Methods. The spoligotypes SB0134, SB0339 and SB0157 were among the most frequent spoligotypes found in both livestock and wild ungulates in the study area. The spoligotypes SB0134 and SB0339 clustered in space and time and showed high abundance. Findings in Iberian red deer showed a higher lesion score caused by spoligotype SB0134 when compared to spoligotype SB0339 while these spoligotypes and particularly SB0134 and SB0157 suggested an association with high TB severity in Eurasian wild boar.Abbreviations: C, cattle; G, goat; D, deer; F, fallow deer; W, wild boar; P, pig; S, sheep; B, badger.Mycobacteria isolates used in the study.