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. 1983 Jul;155(1):36–39. doi: 10.1128/jb.155.1.36-39.1983

Uric acid utilization by Mycobacterium intracellulare and Mycobacterium scrofulaceum isolates.

J O Falkinham 3rd, K L George, B C Parker, H Gruft
PMCID: PMC217648  PMID: 6863220

Abstract

Forty-nine human and environmental isolates of Mycobacterium intracellulare and Mycobacterium scrofulaceum were tested for their ability to grow on uric acid and a number of its degradation products. Nearly all (88 to 90%) strains used uric acid or allantoin as a sole nitrogen source; fewer (47 to 69%) used allantoate, urea, or possibly ureidoglycollate. Enzymatic activities of one representative isolate demonstrated the existence of a uric acid degradation pathway resembling that in other aerobic microorganisms.

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