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. 1962 Apr;83(4):828–836. doi: 10.1128/jb.83.4.828-836.1962

A MUTANT OF A SCOTOCHROMOGENIC MYCOBACTERIUM DETECTED BY COLONY MORPHOLOGY AND LIPID STUDIES

G B Fregnan 1,2,1, D W Smith 1,2, H M Randall 1,2
PMCID: PMC279363  PMID: 13894937

Abstract

Fregnan, G. B. (University of Wisconsin, Madison), D. W. Smith, and H. M. Randall. A mutant of a scotochromogenic Mycobacterium detected by colony morphology and lipid studies. J. Bacteriol. 83:828–836. 1962.—A variant of a scotochromogenic strain of Mycobacterium is described. This mutant was recognized by studies of colony morphology and lipid content. Mycoside D was shown to be present in the smooth-Sy variety but absent in the rough-Ry variety. The rough-Ry variety appeared spontaneously from smooth-Sy, or by induction after prolonged incubation in a synthetic liquid medium or exposure to ultraviolet irradiation. This mutation is not reversible.

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