Effect of oxygen on growth of Mycobacterium ulcerans in the BACTEC system.
The effect of low oxygen concentration on the growth of 15 strains of Mycobacterium ulcerans was evaluated in the BACTEC system. Reduced oxygen tension enhanced the growth of M. ulcerans, suggesting that this organism has a preference for microaerobic environments. Application of this observation may improve rates of isolation of M. ulcerans in primary culture from clinical samples and promote isolation of the bacterium from environmental sources.
Mycobacteriology Unit, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp, Belgium. palomino@microbiol.itg.be
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Palomino
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Obiang
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Realini
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WM
Meyers
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Portaels
D000332:Aerobiosis; D001431:Bacteriological Techniques; D004783:Environmental Microbiology; D006801:Humans; D009165:Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology; D019911:Mycobacterium ulcerans / Q000254:growth & development* / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism*; D010100:Oxygen
D010100:Oxygen