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Growth of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Biofilms
Published on: February 15, 2012
[Description of 2 new enzymatic bio-varieties of Mycobacterium tuberculosis]
M Casal Román1, M J Linares Sicilia, M M Morales Suárez-Varela
1Departamento de Microbiología Médica y Medicina Preventiva, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Córdoba, España.
Abstract:
Biovarieties of M. tuberculosis were studied in 736 isolates. Most of them were classified into the well known varieties but two were considered as new varieties nominated H and I. Variety H has valine and cystine aminopeptidases, is active also against trypine, and contains alpha glucosides. Variety I contains the enzymes plus alfa glucosidase.
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