Table 4.
Volatiles released by Mycobacterium tuberculosis grown in a 7H9 broth medium.a
| Compound | I | Strain 2 | Strain 5 | Strain 6 | |||||||
| 12 d | 33 d | 3 d | 6 d | 10 d | 13 d | 14 d | 15 d | ||||
| 1-Hexanol (20) | 890 | – | – | + | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 4-Pentanolide (10) | 950 | + | + | – | + | + | – | + | – | ||
| Methyl butenolide | 979 | – | + | – | + | – | – | – | – | ||
| Phenol (21) | 984 | – | + | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| Unknown | 1021 | – | + | + | + | – | – | – | – | ||
| 4-Methylanisol (5) | 1021 | – | + | – | + | – | – | – | – | ||
| Methyl benzoate (8) | 1093 | – | + | – | + | – | + | + | + | ||
| 2-Phenylethanolb | 1113 | + | – | – | + | + | + | + | + | ||
| Methyl nicotinate (3)b | 1136 | – | – | – | + | – | – | – | + | ||
| Camphor (22) | 1143 | – | – | + | + | – | – | – | + | ||
| Benzyl acetate (23) | 1164 | – | + | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| Methyl phenylacetate (1) | 1177 | – | – | – | + | – | – | + | + | ||
| Benzothiazole | 1222 | – | + | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| Methyl 2-aminobenzoate (7) | 1341 | – | + | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| Methyl dimethylbenzoate (24) | 1348 | – | + | – | – | – | – | + | – | ||
aI: gas-chromatographic retention index on DB-5; +: compound detected in sample; –: compound not detected in sample; d: days. bTraces present in the medium.