Atypical Acid-fast Microorganisms

Atypical Acid-fast Microorganisms: I. Nucleic Acid Fraction.

This paper deals with a preliminary study of the nucleic acid fraction of ten representative strains of atypical acid-fast bacilli isolated from sputum and gastric contents of patients with proven or suspected tuberculosis (Loesch and Petrik, 1939). Strains Ya and Fe were isolated from cultures which also contained colonies of virulent human-type tubercle bacilli. Cultures from which the remain...

Atypical acid-alcohol-fast bacilli cultured from human urines.

During the past seven years at this hospital the urines of all patients with skeletal tuberculosis have been examined at regular intervals with a view to detecting early renal infection. Our practice is to collect the first specimens passed on three successive mornings in sterile jars. These specimens are centrifuged in sterile tubes and samples of the deposits examined for pus and red cells an...

A characterization of atypical acid-fast bacilli obtained from patients with pulmonary tuberculosis.

The increasing use of simple and effective cultural techniques for the isolation of tubercle bacilli has been most valuable in confirming the diagnosis of tuberculosis and evaluating the activity of the disease in any given patient. However, as a by-product of this increasing reliance upon the cultural isolation of tubercle bacilli from sputum, gastric contents, or other secretions, more freque...

Identification of Microorganisms Using Nucleic Acid Probes

Itaconic Acid Production by Microorganisms: A Review

Itaconic acid (C5H6O4) is an organic acid with unique structure and characteristics. In order to promote the bio-based economy, the US-Department of Energy (DOE) assigned a “top-12” of platform chemicals, which include numerous of organic acids. In particular di-carboxylic acids, like itaconic acid, can be used as monomers for bio-polymers. Thus the need to produce itaconic acid attracts much a...