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Biochemical characteristics among Mycobacterium bovis BCG substrains.
FEMS microbiology letters - 1 May 2010
Hayashi Daisuke, Takii Takemasa, Mukai Tetsu, Makino Masahiko, Yasuda Emi, Horita Yasuhiro, Yamamoto Ryuji, Fujiwara Akiko, Kanai Keita, Kondo Maki, Kawarazaki Aya, Yano Ikuya, Yamamoto Saburo, Onozaki Kikuo
Abstract excerpt
In order to evaluate the biochemical characteristics of 14 substrains of Mycobacterium bovis bacillus Calmette Guérin (BCG) - Russia, Moreau, Japan, Sweden, Birkhaug, Danish, Glaxo, Mexico, Tice, Connaught, Montreal, Phipps, Australia and Pasteur - we performed eight different biochemical tests, including those for nitrate reduction, catalase, niacin accumulation, urease, Tween 80 hydrolysis, pyrazinamidase,...
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