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Usefulness of picric acid-sauton agar medium for differentiating slowly growing mycobacteria from rapidly growing mycobacteria. 1980

M Tsukamura

A modified Sauton agar medium containing 0.2% picric acid was useful for differentiating slowly growing mycobacteria from rapidly growing mycobacteria. Slowly growing mycobacteria, with the exception of Mycobacterium simiae, failed to grow on this medium. Rapidly growing mycobacteria, with the exception of Mycobacterium chelonei subsp. chelonei, grew on the medium. These 2 species may therefore be differentiated by the use of the picric acid medium.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D009161	Mycobacterium	A genus of gram-positive, aerobic bacteria. Most species are free-living in soil and water, but the major habitat for some is the diseased tissue of warm-blooded hosts.	Mycobacteria
D010851	Picrates	Salts or esters of PICRIC ACID.
D003470	Culture Media	Any liquid or solid preparation made specifically for the growth, storage, or transport of microorganisms or other types of cells. The variety of media that exist allow for the culturing of specific microorganisms and cell types, such as differential media, selective media, test media, and defined media. Solid media consist of liquid media that have been solidified with an agent such as AGAR or GELATIN.	Media, Culture
D000362	Agar	A complex sulfated polymer of galactose units, extracted from Gelidium cartilagineum, Gracilaria confervoides, and related red algae. It is used as a gel in the preparation of solid culture media for microorganisms, as a bulk laxative, in making emulsions, and as a supporting medium for immunodiffusion and immunoelectrophoresis.