title: [The identification of mycobacteria during 22 years].
abstract: During 22 years 14,711 strains of mycobacteria were identified. Most of them were isolated from humans, a smaller part came from animals and the environment. The constancy respectively the variability of the features were analyzed for the most frequently isolated species: M. tuberculosis, M. bovis, M. kansasii, M. gordonae, M. terrae-complex, M. xenopi, M. fortuitum and M. chelonae. Based on the results a further rationalisation of species identification in routine work would be possible.
authors.affiliation: Forschungsinstitut für Lungenkrankheiten und Tuberkulose, Berlin-Buch/DDR.
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Käppler
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kalich
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D006801:Humans; D009161:Mycobacterium / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D009164:Mycobacterium Infections / Q000382:microbiology*
vernacular_title: Ergebnisse der Identifizierung von Mykobakterien während 22 Jahren.