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Relationship between Serotype and Certain Biological and Biochemical Characteristics of Strains of the Mycobacterium avium and Mycobacterium intracellular Complex
Author(s) -
Tsukamura Michio,
Mizuno Shoji,
Murata Hiroshi,
Nemoto Hisashi,
Yugi Hiroyuki
Publication year - 1982
Publication title -
microbiology and immunology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.664
H-Index - 70
eISSN - 1348-0421
pISSN - 0385-5600
DOI - 10.1111/j.1348-0421.1982.tb00233.x
Subject(s) - serotype , biology , microbiology and biotechnology , mycobacterium , arylsulfatase , bacteria , enzyme , biochemistry , genetics
Some relationships among Schaefer's serotypes and biological and biochemical characteristics were observed in strains of the Mycobacterium avium‐Mycobacterium intracellulare complex. Strains belonging to serotypes 2 and 16 lacked the capacity to utilize n ‐ and iso‐butanols as the sole source of carbon in the presence of ammoniacal nitrogen. However, strains of serotype 2 grew at 45 C and lacked arylsulfatase activity (after 14 days), whereas strains of serotype 16 failed to grow at 45 C and showed positive arylsulfatase activity. Strains belonging to serotypes 8, 9, and 15 grew at 45 C, utilized n ‐ and iso‐butanols, and showed arylsulfatase activity.