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[The identification of mycobacteria during 22 years]
Zeitschrift Fur Erkrankungen Der Atmungsorgane
|January 1, 1989
Abstract:
During 22 years 14,711 strains of mycobacteria were identified. Most of them were isolated from humans, a smaller part came from animals and the environment. The constancy respectively the variability of the features were analyzed for the most frequently isolated species: M. tuberculosis, M. bovis, M. kansasii, M. gordonae, M. terrae-complex, M. xenopi, M. fortuitum and M. chelonae. Based on the results a further rationalisation of species identification in routine work would be possible.