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Journal of Clinical Microbiology logoLink to Journal of Clinical Microbiology
. 1992 Nov;30(11):2994–2995. doi: 10.1128/jcm.30.11.2994-2995.1992

Differential susceptibilities of Mycobacterium avium and Mycobacterium intracellulare to sodium nitrite.

K Sato 1, H Tomioka 1, H Saito 1
PMCID: PMC270567  PMID: 1452672

Abstract

Sixty-seven of 72 strains of Mycobacterium avium (93.1%) were resistant to sodium nitrite at a concentration of 3 mg/ml in 7H11 agar medium, while 57 of 59 strains of Mycobacterium intracellulare (96.6%) were susceptible to the agent. The difference in the susceptibilities of M. avium and M. intracellulare to sodium nitrite is therefore useful for the differentiation of the two species.

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