Table 7.
Volatiles released by Mycobacterium tuberculosis grown in a Sauton liquid medium.a
| Compound | I | Strain 5 | Strain 6 | |||
| 24 d | 26 d | 46 d | 25 d | |||
| 2-Hydroxypentan-3-one | – | – | – | + | ||
| Trimethyloxazole | – | + | + | + | ||
| Unknown | 947 | – | – | + | + | |
| Benzylalcohol | 1035 | – | + | – | + | |
| Phenylacetaldehyde | 1041 | – | – | – | + | |
| Methyl benzoate (8) | 1093 | – | – | + | – | |
| 2-Phenylethanolb | 1113 | + | + | + | + | |
| Methyl phenylacetate (1) | 1177 | – | – | + | – | |
| Methyl p-anisate (2) | 1376 | – | – | + | – | |
| 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.