Abstract
Summary
1. A massive inoculum non-growth carbohydrate testing procedure provides results not obtained previously with slow-growing mycobacteria. 2. The results obtained indicate usefulness of carbohydrate typing for aiding differentiation of species and strains of acid-fast organisms. 3. The trehalose and xylose reactions may correlate with pathogenicity for certain types of mycobacteria.
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