Article
Investigation on several phenotypic features in two strains of Mycobacterium genavense.
The new microbiologica - 1 Oct 1994
Tortoli E, Simonetti M T, Bartoloni A, Burrini C, Mantella A
Abstract excerpt
The newly recognized species Mycobacterium genavense causes disseminated infections in AIDS patients, but its prevalence is difficult to assess because of its inability to grow on standard solid media. For the same reason, very little is known about the phenotypic traits of its isolates. We report here the results of our studies on two such strains isolated from AIDS patients and subcultured on a non-standard...
Topics
- Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
- Bacterial Typing Techniques
- Drug Resistance, Microbial
- Mycobacterium
- Mycobacterium Infections
- Phenotype