title: Isoenzymes as tools to discriminate various subdivisions in the Mycobacterium fortuitum complex.
abstract: Methods for the characterization of catalase, peroxidase, beta-glucosidase, esterase, and beta-lactamase mycobacterial isoenzymes were described. These methods were applied to examine strains of the M. fortuitum complex. M. fortuitum, M. peregrinum, M. chelonae- M. abscessus and an unnamed species had distinct isoenzyme profiles. M. chelonae and M. abscessus could not be satisfactorily differentiated using the described methods.
authors.affiliation: Service de la Tuberculose et des Mycobactéries, Institut Pasteur, Paris, France.
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Blom-Potar
authors.forename: H L
authors.initials: HL
authors.lastname: David
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Rastogi
mesh_terms: D002374:Catalase / Q000378:metabolism; D004950:Esterases / Q000378:metabolism; D007527:Isoenzymes / Q000378:metabolism*; D009161:Mycobacterium / Q000201:enzymology*; D009170:Nontuberculous Mycobacteria / Q000145:classification / Q000201:enzymology*; D009195:Peroxidase / Q000378:metabolism; D013045:Species Specificity; D001617:beta-Glucosidase / Q000378:metabolism; D001618:beta-Lactamases / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D007527:Isoenzymes; D002374:Catalase; D009195:Peroxidase; D004950:Esterases; D001617:beta-Glucosidase; D001618:beta-Lactamases