Article
[S and R forms of Mycobacterium tuberculosis as a problem of producing cloned and phenotypically competent strains].
Problemy tuberkuleza - 1 Jan 1996
Korneev A A, Puzanov V A, Grishina T D, Chernousova L N, Kalinina O A, Musabekova N V
Abstract excerpt
The authors suggest that animals and humans carry M. tuberculosis in S form. These mycobacteria are virulent, do not form conglomerates and represent biologically most potent form. The state of R-form M. tuberculosis results from their culturing on artificial culture media which fail to secure co...
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