Evaluation of BacT/Alert 3D Automated Unit for Detection of Nontuberculous Mycobacteria Requiring Incubation at 30°C for Optimal Growth | Zendy

Michelle J. Alfa | Zendy; Kanchana Manickam | Zendy; Shadi Sepehri | Zendy; D.L. Sitter | Zendy; Pat Lenton | Zendy

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Evaluation of BacT/Alert 3D Automated Unit for Detection of Nontuberculous Mycobacteria Requiring Incubation at 30°C for Optimal Growth

Author(s) -

Michelle J. Alfa,

Kanchana Manickam,

Shadi Sepehri,

D.L. Sitter,

Pat Lenton

Publication year - 2011

Publication title -

journal of clinical microbiology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.349

H-Index - 255

eISSN - 1070-633X

pISSN - 0095-1137

DOI - 10.1128/jcm.00513-11

Subject(s) - nontuberculous mycobacteria , mycobacterium marinum , microbiology and biotechnology , mycobacterium , incubation , biology , bacteria , biochemistry , genetics

The reliability of the BacT/Alert 3D unit for automated detection of nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) that grow optimally at 30°C was assessed. This system reliably maintained a temperature of 30°C and detected 50% of the clinical NTM strains (5Mycobacterium marinum and 3Mycobacterium gordonae strains) faster than 37°C culture.

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