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Genus Mycobacterium

Known as: MYCOBACTERIUM, Mycobacteria 
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… 
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Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
The reservoir and transmission route of Mycobacterium kansasii are largely unknown. In addition, culturing of M. kansasii from… 
Review
1994
Review
1994
The Gen-Probe Amplified Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Direct Test (AMTD) is a direct specimen assay for the identification of… 
Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
Studies with the use of polyclonal rabbit antiserum reactive with 60-kDa heat shock proteins (hsp60) suggested that hsp60-related… 
Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
Detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in clinical specimens by the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) was compared with detection… 
Highly Cited
1990
Highly Cited
1990
A system that permits molecular genetic manipulation of mycobacteria was developed on the basis of the yeast paradigm of gene… 
Highly Cited
1989
Highly Cited
1989
THE physiological role of lymphocytes bearing the γδ T-cell receptor (TCR) is still unclear. A function for a subset of these… 
Highly Cited
1989
Highly Cited
1989
Autoantigens cross reactive with mycobacteria are implicated in the pathogenesis of adjuvant arthritis in the rat, and there are… 
Highly Cited
1979
Highly Cited
1979
The adjuvant effects of mycobacteria can be replaced by more chemically defined isolates of the cell walls including a water…