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Subdivision of Mycobacterium tuberculosis into five variants for epidemiological purposes: methods and nomenclature

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 March 2010

C. H. Collins ,
M. D. Yates  and
J. M. Grange
C. H. Collins
Affiliation:
P.H.L.S. Regional Centre for Tuberculosis Bacteriology, Public Health Laboratory, Dulwich Hospital, London SE22 8QF
M. D. Yates
Affiliation:
P.H.L.S. Regional Centre for Tuberculosis Bacteriology, Public Health Laboratory, Dulwich Hospital, London SE22 8QF
J. M. Grange
Affiliation:
Cardiothoracic Institute, Brompton Hospital, Fulham Road, London SW3 6HP
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Virulent strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolated from humans are divisible into five variants by using four tests: oxygen requirement (aerobic or microaerophilic), nitrate reductase activity, susceptibility to pyrazinamide (60 μg/ml) and susceptibility to thiophene-2-carboxylic acid hydrazide (5 μg/ml). The five variants are referred to as Classical human, Asian human, bovine, African I and African II. The relation of these variants to previously described types is discussed. This simple division has been shown to be useful in epidemiological studies.

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Research Article
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Journal of Hygiene , Volume 89 , Issue 2 , October 1982 , pp. 235 - 242
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1982

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