Document 0842
 DOCN  M9550842
 TI    Investigation on several phenotypic features in two strains of
       Mycobacterium genavense.
 DT    9505
 AU    Tortoli E; Simonetti MT; Bartoloni A; Burrini C; Mantella A; Laboratorio
       di Batteriologia e Virologia, Ospedale di Careggi,; Firenze, Italy.
 SO    Microbiologica. 1994 Oct;17(4):313-8. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE
       MED/95166041
 AB    The newly recognized species Mycobacterium genavense causes disseminated
       infections in AIDS patients, but its prevalence is difficult to assess
       because of its inability to grow on standard solid media. For the same
       reason, very little is known about the phenotypic traits of its
       isolates. We report here the results of our studies on two such strains
       isolated from AIDS patients and subcultured on a non-standard solid
       medium. Besides several features conventionally explored for
       mycobacterial speciation, we tested the isolates for 19 enzymatic
       activities and determined their mycolic acids profiles by means of high
       performance liquid chromatography. We also compare our findings with the
       scanty literature data on the laboratory characteristic and
       antimicrobial susceptibility of M. genavense.
 DE    Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/COMPLICATIONS/MICROBIOLOGY  Bacterial
       Typing Techniques  Comparative Study  Drug Resistance, Microbial
       Mycobacterium/CLASSIFICATION/DRUG EFFECTS/GROWTH & DEVELOPMENT/
       *PHYSIOLOGY  Mycobacterium Infections/COMPLICATIONS/MICROBIOLOGY
       Phenotype  JOURNAL ARTICLE

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