title: Numerical identification of slowly growing mycobacteria.
abstract: Numerical identification using the range of a species defined as (M +/- 2s)% was shown to be suitable for the identification of slowly growing mycobacteria. In the formula, M is the mean matching coefficient for individual strains of each species to the hypothetical median organism pattern of their own species and s is the standard deviation.
mesh_terms: D009161:Mycobacterium / Q000145:classification* / Q000254:growth & development; D009169:Mycobacterium tuberculosis / Q000145:classification; D009170:Nontuberculous Mycobacteria / Q000145:classification