Mycobacterial Diseases
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Utpal Sengupta

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  Detection of Mycobacterium Gilvum First Time from the Bathing Water of Leprosy Patient from Purulia, West Bengal
  Author(s): Mallika Lavania, Ravindra P Turankar, Itu Singh, Astha Nigam and Utpal Sengupta Mallika Lavania, Ravindra P Turankar, Itu Singh, Astha Nigam and Utpal Sengupta
  
  Introduction: Mycobacterium gilvum is a fast grower with smooth growth having pale yellow colour. This strain was first isolated from the sediment of the Grand Calumet River in North-western Indiana based on its ability to utilize pyrene, a toxic polycyclic hydrocarbon, as a growth substrate. Methods: The identification and characterization of this isolate was done by various conventional and molecular tests including 16S rDNA sequencing. Sequencing of the nearly complete 16S rRNA gene revealed a unique organism M.glivum, distantly related to M.vaccae group. Blast results showed similarity of these sequences with M.gilvum. Conclusion: Results might shed further light and its association with amoeba in the leprosy endemic area of this rare Mycobacterium species. .. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2161-1068.1000201

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