title: [Mycobacteria].
abstract: A brief review is presented of those properties of mycobacteria (genus Mycobacterium) which have a bearing on human medicine. The properties are set out in the form of tables covering the important cultural and biochemical tests used in taxonomy, resistance vs. sensitivity to a range of antituberculous drugs, and virulence and pathogenic effect in man and laboratory animals.
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D004352:Drug Resistance, Microbial; D006801:Humans; D009161:Mycobacterium / Q000145:classification / Q000187:drug effects; D009164:Mycobacterium Infections / Q000382:microbiology; D009169:Mycobacterium tuberculosis; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000382:microbiology
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents
vernacular_title: Les mycobactéries