Differentiation of BCG from other variants of Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolated from clinical material.
BCG isolated from clinical material may be reliably differentiated from other variants within the species Mycobacterium tuberculosis by means of a few simple cultural and biochemical tests and by bacteriophage typing. Animal pathogenicity tests may therefore be avoided.
D001500:BCG Vaccine; D001434:Bacteriophage Typing; D009163:Mycobacterium bovis / Q000145:classification* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D009169:Mycobacterium tuberculosis / Q000145:classification*
D001500:BCG Vaccine