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ABSTRACT:
ORGANISM(S): Mycobacterium tuberculosis
SUBMITTER: Pilar Domenech
PROVIDER: E-GEOD-17234 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
Microbiology (Reading, England) 20090806 Pt 11
Isolated in vitro more than half a century ago, the H37Rv strain of Mycobacterium tuberculosis still remains the strain of choice for the majority of laboratories conducting in vivo studies of TB pathogenesis. In this report we reveal that H37Rv is highly prone to losing the ability to synthesize the cell wall lipid phthiocerol dimycocerosate (PDIM) during extended periods of in vitro culture. In addition, H37Rv stocks that have been held in vitro for even a short length of time should be though ...[more]