01378nas a2200313   4500000000100000008004100001260001700042653002600059653003100085653003100116653001100147653001200158653002300170653001800193653002400211653002500235653003200260100001400292700001700306700001300323700001800336700001500354700002200369245008500391300001100476490000900487520055400496022001401050       1983                            d  c1983 Nov-Dec10aAnti-Bacterial Agents10aBacteriological Techniques10aDrug Resistance, Microbial10aHumans10aleprosy10aMycobacteriophages10aMycobacterium10aMycobacterium bovis10aMycobacterium leprae10aNontuberculous Mycobacteria1 aDavid H L1 aAsselineau C1 aDaffé M1 aLanéelle M A1 aClément F1 aLévy-Frébault V00aTaxonomy of mycobacterial strains isolated from the tissues of leprosy patients.  a367-770 v134B3 a<p>Thirty-six slowly growing mycobacteria isolated from the tissues of leprosy patients were studied using 40 characteristics as well as susceptibility to 27 distinct mycobacteriophages. The composition in mycolic acids of selected strains was also studied. According to the data, the strains formed 5 clusters. Some of the clusters were possibly as yet undescribed species; however, comparison of the data with the known properties of Mycobacterium leprae leads to the conclusion that none of the strains were identical to the leprosy bacillus.</p>  a0300-5410