Nitrate reductase activity of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Mycobacterium bovis in the presence of electron donors.
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The activities of the nitrate reductase enzyme of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, M. bovis, and of BCG were assayed with and without addition of electron donors. M. tuberculosis always reduced nitrate; M. bovis did so only in the presence of electron donors, and BCG did not show enzymatic activity.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Journal of clinical microbiology
دوره 7 6 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1978