Mycobacterium - Growth & development
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Saturday, March 20, 2010

Pseudo-outbreak of "Mycobacterium paraffinicum" infection and/or colonization in a tertiary care medical center.

30 Aug 2009 OBJECTIVE: To investigate a pseudo-outbreak of "Mycobacterium paraffinicum" (unofficial taxon) infection and/or colonization, using isolates recovered from clinical and environmental specimens. DESIGN: Outbreak investigation. SETTING: ... Read more...

Polyphasic taxonomic analysis establishes Mycobacterium indicus pranii as a distinct species.

14 Jul 2009 BACKGROUND: Mycobacterium indicus pranii (MIP), popularly known as Mw, is a cultivable, non-pathogenic organism, which, based on its growth and metabolic properties, is classified in Runyon Group IV along with M. fortuitum, M. smegmatis and M. ... Read more...

Mycobacterium kyorinense sp. nov., a novel, slow-growing species, related to Mycobacterium celatum, isolated from human clinical specimens.

30 May 2009 A novel, non-pigmented, slow-growing mycobacterium was identified on the basis of biochemical and nucleic acid analyses, as well as growth characteristics. Three isolates were cultured from clinical samples (two from sputum and one from pus in lymph ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Mycobacterium - Growth & development'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Pilot evaluation of commercial liquid culture method for isolation of mycobacteria in resource-poor settings. 29 Sep 2009
• Pseudo-outbreak of "Mycobacterium paraffinicum" infection and/or colonization in a tertiary care medical center. 30 Aug 2009
• Polyphasic taxonomic analysis establishes Mycobacterium indicus pranii as a distinct species. 14 Jul 2009
• Mycobacterium kyorinense sp. nov., a novel, slow-growing species, related to Mycobacterium celatum, isolated from human clinical specimens. 30 May 2009
• Sequelae of rapid growing mycobacteria otomastoiditis in a child. 30 May 2009
• Comparison of the conventional culture, the manual fluorescent MGIT system and the automated fluorescent MGIT 960 culture system for the detection of Mycobacterium avium ssp. avium in tissues of naturally infected hens. 4 May 2009
• [Isolation of mycobacteria on different growth media and their identification] 29 Apr 2009
• Structural analysis of biofilm formation by rapidly and slowly growing nontuberculous mycobacteria. 4 Feb 2009
• Optimal use of Myco/F lytic and standard BACTEC blood culture bottles for detection of yeast and mycobacteria. 30 Dec 2008
• Mycobacterium stomatepiae sp. nov., a slowly growing, non-chromogenic species isolated from fish. 29 Nov 2008
• In vitro model of mycobacterial growth arrest using nitric oxide with limited air. 25 Oct 2008
• Biofilm development by potentially pathogenic non-pigmented rapidly growing mycobacteria. 15 Oct 2008
• Specific detection and quantification of culturable and non-culturable mycobacteria in metalworking fluids by fluorescence-based methods. 14 Sep 2008
• Trafficking pathways of mycolic acids: structures, origin, mechanism of formation, and storage form of mycobacteric acids. 2 Sep 2008
• In vitro activities of tigecycline and 10 other antimicrobials against nonpigmented rapidly growing mycobacteria. 23 Aug 2008
• [Evaluation of combination of BACTEC mycobacteria growth indicator tube 960 system and Ogawa media for mycobacterial culture] 30 Jul 2008
• Biosynthesis of mycobacterial arabinogalactan: identification of a novel alpha(1-->3) arabinofuranosyltransferase. 2 Jul 2008
• Isomer-specific biodegradation of methylphenanthrenes by soil bacteria. 29 Jun 2008
• Adaptation of aerobic, ethene-assimilating Mycobacterium strains to vinyl chloride as a growth substrate. 29 Jun 2008
• Purified compounds and extracts from Euclea species with antimycobacterial activity against Mycobacterium bovis and fast-growing mycobacteria. 29 Jun 2008

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Technical information about 'Mycobacterium'

Definition: A genus of gram-positive, aerobic bacteria. Most species are free-living in soil and water, but the major habitat for some is the diseased tissue of warm-blooded hosts.

Descriptor UI: D009161

Alternative terms: Mycobacterium;

Allowable Qualifiers: classification; cytology; drug effects; enzymology; genetics; growth & development; immunology; isolation & purification; metabolism; pathogenicity; physiology; radiation effects; ultrastructure; chemistry; virology;

Tree Number: B03.510.024.049.525.500; B03.510.460.400.410.552.552;

Technical Notes: general; prefer specifics; infection = MYCOBACTERIUM INFECTIONS; DF: MYCOBACT