EVALUATION OF PROCEDURES FOR ISOLATION OF NONTUBERCULOUS MYCOBACTERIA FROM SOIL AND WATER

被引:41
作者
KAMALA, T [1 ]
PARAMASIVAN, CN [1 ]
HERBERT, D [1 ]
VENKATESAN, P [1 ]
PRABHAKAR, R [1 ]
机构
[1] INDIAN COUNCIL MED RES,TB RES CTR,MADRAS 600031,TAMIL NADU,INDIA
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D O I
10.1128/AEM.60.3.1021-1024.1994
中图分类号
Q81 [生物工程学(生物技术)]; Q93 [微生物学];
学科分类号
071005 ; 0836 ; 090102 ; 100705 ;
摘要
Six methods of decontamination each for the isolation of mycobacteria from soil and water were compared. On the basis of the results obtained, three of the six methods for soil and two of the six methods for water were further evaluated. For both soil and water samples, the method using 3% sodium lauryl sulfate in combination with 1% NaOH yielded more positives than the other methods.
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页数:4
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