title: Differential susceptibilities of Mycobacterium avium and Mycobacterium intracellulare to sodium nitrite.
abstract: Sixty-seven of 72 strains of Mycobacterium avium (93.1%) were resistant to sodium nitrite at a concentration of 3 mg/ml in 7H11 agar medium, while 57 of 59 strains of Mycobacterium intracellulare (96.6%) were susceptible to the agent. The difference in the susceptibilities of M. avium and M. intracellulare to sodium nitrite is therefore useful for the differentiation of the two species.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Shimane Medical University, Izumo, Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sato
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tomioka
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Saito
mesh_terms: D004352:Drug Resistance, Microbial; D006801:Humans; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D015269:Mycobacterium avium Complex / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000254:growth & development / Q000302:isolation & purification; D015270:Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare Infection / Q000382:microbiology; D012977:Sodium Nitrite / Q000494:pharmacology*; D013045:Species Specificity
chemical_list: D012977:Sodium Nitrite