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Polyphasic Taxonomic Analysis Establishes Mycobacterium indicus pranii as a Distinct Species
15 Jul 2009
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BACKGROUND: Mycobacterium indicus pranii (MIP), popularly known as Mw, is a cultivable, non-pathogenic organism, which, based on its growth and metabolic properties, is classified in Runyon Group IV along with M. fortuitum, M. smegmatis and M. vaccae. The novelty of this bacterium was accredited to its immunological ability to undergo antigen driven blast transformation of leukocytes and delayed hypersensitivity...
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