Mycobacteriology is an area in which technological advances are highly warranted,
not only because of the clinical importance of members of the genus Mycobacterium but also because of their diversity, fastidiousness, and generally slow growth characteristics.
The most notable species in this genus is Mycobacterium tuberculosis, but many other species also are primary pathogens [
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in vitro growth media. Conventional identification is usually pursued by biochemical
testing and growth characteristics, and antimicrobial susceptibility testing is based
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