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AN OUTLINE OF METHODS FOR THE ISOLATION AND IDENTIFICATION OF MYCOBACTERIUM A VIUM 

 COMPLEX ORGANISMS FROM SWINE TISSUES. Thoen, C. 0., Richards, II . /)., and Jarnagin, ./. L. Proc. of the 

 76th Ann. Mtg. of the USAHA, Nov., 1972, pp. 440-443. (Abstract of Published Report) 



An increased interest in Mycobacterium avium complex bacteria by laboratory diagnosticians resulted from 

 changes in Meat and Poultry Inspection Program regulations of the United States Department of Agriculture which 

 required more restrictive measures for disposition of animals with tuberculous lesions. In this report some of the 

 laboratory methods used for isolating acid-last organisms from swine tissues and the tests available for identifying 

 strains of M. avium complex are outlined. The different solid and liquid media useful in eulturing mycobacteria are 

 described. 



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