title: Differentiation of BCG from other variants of Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolated from clinical material.
abstract: 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.
mesh_terms: D001500:BCG Vaccine; D001434:Bacteriophage Typing; D009163:Mycobacterium bovis / Q000145:classification* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D009169:Mycobacterium tuberculosis / Q000145:classification*
chemical_list: D001500:BCG Vaccine