[Mycobacteria identified in a centre for veterinary research between 1973 and 1979 (author's transl)].
During the years 1973 to 1979 the Central Laboratory of Veterinary Research in Alfort identified 425 strains of mycobacteria: 93 were pure cultures received from other laboratories, and the remaining 332 were isolated in this laboratory from 590 pathological specimens of different origin and from 12 samples from the environment. Sixteen species were identified, using biochemical criteria and drug sensitivity. "Tuberculous" mycobacteria (Mycobacterium bovis, M. tuberculosis and M. africanum) where the most frequent (58.5%), and "non-tuberculous" mycobacteria (41,5%) were identified as M. avium-intracellulare (136 strains), M. peregrinum (10 strains), M. paratuberculosis (5 strains), M. terrae (5 strains), M. chelonei (4 strains), M. fortuitum (2 strains), and M. aurum, M. vaccae, M. marinum and M. gordonae (1 strain of each). From the specimens received for isolation the more frequent organisms isolated were M. bovis (55%) and M. avium-intracellular (32%).
D000818:Animals; D005602:France; D006168:Guinea Pigs; D009161:Mycobacterium / Q000145:classification* / Q000254:growth & development / Q000302:isolation & purification; D009164:Mycobacterium Infections / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary; D009169:Mycobacterium tuberculosis / Q000302:isolation & purification
Mycobactéries identifiées dans un centre de recherches vétérinaires de 1973 à 1979.