Abstract
Forty-three strains of scotochromogenic mycobacteria with little saccharolytic activity have been studied in cultural, biochemical and immunodiffusion tests. They were found to belong to 3 species and 2 strains remained unidentified. The species were M. gordonae, M. marianum and M. avium. Although serologically quite distinct, they were less easily separable by cultural and biochemical tests. Of the 7 clinically significant isolates studied 6 were M. marianum and one remained unidentified. The nomenclature of these organisms and of their separation from other mycobacterial species are discussed.
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