Test for differentiation of M. tuberculosis and M. bovis from other mycobacteria.
A test is described for selective inhibition of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and M. bovis isolates in fluid medium. The method employs rho-nitro-alpha-acetyl-amino-beta-hydroxy-propiophenone (NAP) as an inhibitory agent for differentiation of mammalian tuberculosis strains from other Mycobacteria.
D001431:Bacteriological Techniques; D009161:Mycobacterium / Q000187:drug effects; D009163:Mycobacterium bovis / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D009169:Mycobacterium tuberculosis / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D011427:Propiophenones / Q000494:pharmacology; D013045:Species Specificity
D011427:Propiophenones