Isolation in high frequency of rough variants of Mycobacterium intracellulare lacking C-mycoside glycopeptidolipid antigens.
Rough variants of serovars from the Mycobacterium avium-Mycobacterium intracellulare-Mycobacterium scrofulaceum complex were isolated in high frequency from pellicle growth of the wild-type strains. Rough morphology could be correlated with the lack of an outer cell wall sheath and its constituent C-mycoside glycopeptidolipids of both the serologically active and inactive types.
D000942:Antigens, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis*; D000954:Antigens, Surface / Q000032:analysis*; D002473:Cell Wall / Q000648:ultrastructure; D006017:Glycolipids / Q000032:analysis / Q000276:immunology; D006020:Glycopeptides / Q000032:analysis / Q000276:immunology; D009154:Mutation; D009161:Mycobacterium / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D009170:Nontuberculous Mycobacteria / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D012703:Serotyping
D000942:Antigens, Bacterial; D000954:Antigens, Surface; D006017:Glycolipids; D006020:Glycopeptides