title: Identification of Mycobacterium kansasii by susceptibility to hydroxylamine.
abstract: Among biochemical tests useful in the study of mycobacteria, the hydroxylamine test is shown to be an effective tool in the differentiation of Mycobacterium kansasii from saprophytic strains of group III acid-fast bacilli when combined with the photochromogen test.
mesh_terms: D001431:Bacteriological Techniques; D003470:Culture Media; D006898:Hydroxylamines / Q000378:metabolism*; D008027:Light; D008722:Methods; D009161:Mycobacterium / Q000145:classification* / Q000378:metabolism; D010860:Pigments, Biological
chemical_list: D003470:Culture Media; D006898:Hydroxylamines; D010860:Pigments, Biological