Mycobacteria with a growth requirement for ferric ammonium citrate, identified as Mycobacterium haemophilum.

Journal of clinical microbiology ·Vol. 11 ·No. 2 ·1980-02-00 ·Pages 190-2

Dawson DJ, Jennis F

Abstract

Three previously unidentified strains of pathogenic mycobacteria which had been isolated on media containing ferric ammonium citrate were found to be identical with the new species, Mycobacterium haemophilum.

MeSH Terms

Culture Media Ferric Compounds/pharmacology Hemin/pharmacology Iron/pharmacology Mycobacterium/classification,drug effects,growth & development Quaternary Ammonium Compounds/pharmacology

Chemicals

Culture Media Ferric Compounds Quaternary Ammonium Compounds Hemin Iron ferric ammonium citrate

Authors & Affiliations

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Dawson D J

Jennis F

References (4)

4 references, click to expand

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Article Info

Journal

Journal of clinical microbiology

Abbr.

J Clin Microbiol

ISSN

0095-1137

DOI

10.1128/jcm.11.2.190-192.1980

Published

1980-02-00

Pages

190-2

Language

English

Region

United States

NLM ID

7505564

PMCID

PMC273352

Subset

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PubMed source DOI: 10.1128/jcm.11.2.190-192.1980 PMC Full Text View journal details

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