Aeration, temperature and presence of glycerol modifying the multiplication of Mycobacterium leprae.
The multiplication of 8 strains of M. leprae on medium NM6 + DOPA, described by Olitzki (1976) in this journal, was enhanced by maximal aeration, by the presence of 1.0% glycerol and by an optimal incubation temperature of 30 degrees C as compared with 37 degrees C. It took place in the presence of several organic acids and N-acetyl-glucosamine.
D000117:Acetylglucosamine / Q000494:pharmacology; D000332:Aerobiosis; D002264:Carboxylic Acids / Q000494:pharmacology; D003470:Culture Media; D005990:Glycerol / Q000494:pharmacology*; D009166:Mycobacterium leprae / Q000187:drug effects / Q000254:growth & development*; D013400:Sugar Acids / Q000494:pharmacology; D013696:Temperature
D002264:Carboxylic Acids; D003470:Culture Media; D013400:Sugar Acids; D005990:Glycerol; D000117:Acetylglucosamine