Thermal and ultraviolet light inactivation of Mycobacterium africanum.
Mycobacterium africanum Yaoundé and Rwanda were more heat-resistant than the tubercle bacilli. The ultraviolet susceptibilities of M. africanum strains were within the range usually found in the mycobacteria (e-1 doses), however marked differences were found in the intersept numbers of the Yaounde and the Dakar types.
D000350:Africa, Central; D006358:Hot Temperature; D009161:Mycobacterium / Q000502:physiology* / Q000528:radiation effects; D014466:Ultraviolet Rays