Microaerophilic conditions promote growth of Mycobacterium genavense

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 36, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 2565-2570

  Realini, L ^a   De Ridder, K ^a   Palomino, J C ^a   Hirschel, B ^b   Portaels, F ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Belgium)

^b Hôpital Cantonal   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROBIC METABOLISM; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM CULTURE; MYCOBACTERIUM GENAVENSE; NONHUMAN; OXYGEN TENSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACTINOBACTERIA (CLASS); ATYPICAL MYCOBACTERIA; BACILLI; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CORYNEBACTERINEAE; MUS MUSCULUS; MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM GENAVENSE; MYCOBACTERIUM ULCERANS; UNCULTURED ACTINOMYCETE;

EID: 0031874477     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.36.9.2565-2570.1998     Document Type: Article

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