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Evidence Suggesting That the Life Span of Mycobacterium avium Complex is Longer than That of Other Mycobacteria
Author(s) -
Tsukamura Michio
Publication year - 1988
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.1348-0421.1988.tb01438.x
Subject(s) - mycobacterium avium complex , biology , life span , mycobacterium , microbiology and biotechnology , span (engineering) , bacteria , genetics , evolutionary biology , civil engineering , engineering
Mycobacterium avium complex strains often contain considerably more numbers of viable bacterial units per mg wet weight than other mycobacteria, especially other slowly growing ones. This finding suggests that the life span of M. avium complex strains is often longer than the life span of other mycobacteria. The other mycobacteria, especially slowly growing ones seem to die more rapidly after their multiplication.