Cord formation in a clinical Isolate of Mycobacterium abscessus

Adikaram, C.; Perera, J.; Wijesundera, S.; Perera, G.M.M.; Gamage, S.

dc.contributor.author	Adikaram, C.
dc.contributor.author	Perera, J.
dc.contributor.author	Wijesundera, S.
dc.contributor.author	Perera, G.M.M.
dc.contributor.author	Gamage, S.
dc.date.accessioned	2012-12-20T06:30:34Z
dc.date.available	2012-12-20T06:30:34Z
dc.date.issued	2012
dc.identifier.citation	Annual Research Symposium	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://archive.cmb.ac.lk:8080/xmlui/handle/70130/3378
dc.description.abstract	The species belonging to Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTC) display characteristic serpentine cord formation in liquid cultures. The factor responsible for the cord formation is trehalose-6,6-dimycolate (TDM), a component of the mycobacterium cell wall that is responsible for MTC virulence. Thus cord formation is considered a definitive diagnostic character of MTC. Microscopic observation drug susceptibility assay (MODS), based on this character, is widely used for identification of multi drug resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB).
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.title	Cord formation in a clinical Isolate of Mycobacterium abscessus	en_US
dc.type	Research abstract	en_US