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Research Article| Volume 16, ISSUE 3, P569-601, September 1996

Identification of Mycobacteria by Conventional Methods

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/S0272-2712(18)30256-7
Identification of Mycobacteria by Conventional Methods
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      Conventional methods used in the authors’ laboratory for identifying human mycobacterial pathogens are presented in sufficient detail so that the procedures can be performed in the diagnostic laboratory. A brief account of the disease presentations of the different mycobacterial species is provided. Tabular summaries of the significant phenotypic features of these mycobacterial pathogens are presented.
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