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. 1999 Nov;37(11):3693–3697. doi: 10.1128/jcm.37.11.3693-3697.1999

TABLE 5.

Properties of two groups of M. bovis BCG strains

Group and BCG strain MPB64-ICA result Lipid structurea IS6110 copy no.b
1
 Glaxo − − 1
 Pasteur − − 1
 Tice − 1
2
 Brazilian + + 2
 Japanese + + 2
 Russian + 2
 Swedish + + 2
a

Presence of methoxymycolates (19). 

b

Number of IS6110 copies (8, 25).