Identification of a group of nontuberculous mycobacteria isolated from the South Indian BCG trial area by HPLC

Daisy Vanitha, J and Immanuel, Chandra and Szponar, B and Larsson, L and Paramasivan, C N (2002) Identification of a group of nontuberculous mycobacteria isolated from the South Indian BCG trial area by HPLC. Current Science, 82 (2). pp. 189-191. ISSN 0011-3891

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Abstract

Twenty-five isolates of nontuberculous mycobacteria isolated from the South Indian BCG trial area were analysed by high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) for mycolic acid pattern. The chromatograms differentiated the isolates into four species, namely M. terrae complex, M. intracellulare, M. parafortuitum and M. fortuitum. Three strains were unidentified, one of which did not show any mycolic acid peaks. All isolates had been identified as M. diernhoferi by biochemical methods in a previous study. Nineteen of the isolates were analysed by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) for the presence of tuberculostearic acid, 2-eicosanol and mycolic acid cleavage products, and were classified as nonchromogens or rapidly growing mycobacteria. The results show that HPLC can discriminate the described mycobacterial species better than biochemical methods and GC-MS.

Item Type:	Article
Subjects:	Tuberculosis > Laboratory Research > Bacteriological
Divisions:	Basic Science Research > Bacteriology
Depositing User:	Dr. Rathinasabapati R
Date Deposited:	07 Nov 2013 10:51
Last Modified:	10 Mar 2016 04:30
URI:	http://eprints.nirt.res.in/id/eprint/553

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