Cord factor detection and macroscopic evaluation 
of mycobacterial colonies: an efficient combined 
screening test for the presumptive identification of 
Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex on solid media

Simeão, Fernanda Cristina dos Santos; Chimara, Erica; Yamauchi, Rosângela Siqueira Oliveira,
Jonas Umeoka; Latrilha, Fábio Oliveira; Telles, Maria Alice da Silva

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Cord factor detection and macroscopic evaluation of mycobacterial colonies: an efficient combined screening test for the presumptive identification of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex on solid media

Detecção do fator corda e avaliação do aspecto macroscópico das colônias de micobactérias: um eficiente teste de triagem combinado para a identificação presuntiva do complexo Mycobacterium tuberculosis em meios sólidos

Fernanda Cristina dos Santos Simeão, Erica Chimara, Rosângela Siqueira Oliveira, Jonas Umeoka Yamauchi, Fábio Oliveira Latrilha, Maria Alice da Silva Telles

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Simeão FCS, Chimara E, Oliveira RS, Yamauchi U, Latrilha FO, Telles MAS. Cord factor detection and macroscopic evaluation of mycobacterial colonies: an efficient combined screening test for the presumptive identification of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex on solid media. J Bras Pneumol. 2009;35(12):