title: LDH isoenzyme as a tool for the identification of mycobacteria.
abstract: Using Polyacrylamide gel electrophoretic technique, the lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) isoenzyme patterns have been studied in four slow growing mycobacteria viz. Mycobacterium tuberculosis, M. avium, M. microti, and M. bovis and four rapid growing mycobacteria viz. M. Fortuitum, M. parafortuitum, M. thermoresistible and M. diernhoferi. Each mycobacterial species exhibited distinct isoenzyme pattern for LDH.
authors.affiliation: Central Leprosy Teaching and Research Institute, Chengalpattu, Tamil Nadu.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Dhandayuthapani
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Nalini
authors.forename: V N
authors.initials: VN
authors.lastname: Bhatia
mesh_terms: D004591:Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel; D007527:Isoenzymes; D007770:L-Lactate Dehydrogenase / Q000378:metabolism*; D009161:Mycobacterium / Q000201:enzymology*; D009162:Mycobacterium avium / Q000201:enzymology; D009163:Mycobacterium bovis / Q000201:enzymology; D009169:Mycobacterium tuberculosis / Q000201:enzymology
chemical_list: D007527:Isoenzymes; D007770:L-Lactate Dehydrogenase