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Differentiation between Mycobacterium avium and Mycobacterium intracellulare by Thin‐Layer Chromatography of Lipid Fraction after Incubation with [ 35 S] Methionine
Author(s) -
Tsukamura Michio
Publication year - 1992
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.1348-0421.1992.tb02051.x
Subject(s) - incubation , mycobacterium , thin layer chromatography , biology , methionine , fraction (chemistry) , microbiology and biotechnology , incubation period , chromatography , bacteria , biochemistry , chemistry , amino acid , genetics
Mycobacterium avium and Mycobacterium intracellular are differentiated from each other by thin‐layer chromatography of lipid fraction extracted after incubation with [ 35 S]methionine. The former contained a petroleum ether‐soluble sulfolipid and the latter did not.