Slowly growing Mycobacteria
Mycobacteria that form colonies clearly visible to the naked eye in more than 7 days on subculture are termed slow growers.
They can cause disease in humans.[1]
List of slowly growing Mycobacteria
Mycobacterium leprae Mycobacterium tuberculosis Mycobacterium bovis Mycobacterium ulcerans Mycobacterium avium Mycobacterium kanasasii
Nonchromogenic
Rough
Smooth
Smooth to rough
Small and Transparent
Photochromogenic
Yellow and smooth
Yellow and rough
Scotochromogenic
Yellow
Yellow-Orange
Rose-Pink
References
- ↑ "Rapidly growing mycobacterial infections after pedicures". Arch Dermatol. 139 (5): 629–34. May 2003. doi:10.1001/archderm.139.5.629. PMID 12756100.
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