OBSERVATIONS ON A PLEOMORPHIC MYCOBACTERIUM ISOLATED FROM MOUSE BRAINS .1. CULTURAL AND MORPHOLOGIC CHARACTERISTICS
- 1 January 1955
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Elsevier
- Vol. 71 (1) , 88-96
- https://doi.org/10.1164/artpd.1955.71.1.88
Abstract
A pleomorphic, acid-fast mycobacterium was isolated from a suspension of mouse brains. It has a low virulence for laboratory animals but does not have the char-acteristics of a saprophyte. This organism does not produce pigments and grows only slightly on plain agar after prolonged incubation. This new strain does not differ significantly from the avian group.Keywords
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