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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, August 2008, p. 2814-2816, Vol. 46, No. 8
0095-1137/08/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.00197-08
Copyright © 2008, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

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Cord Formation in a Clinical Isolate of Mycobacterium marinum{triangledown}

John F. Staropoli and John A. Branda*

Department of Pathology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts

Received 1 February 2008/ Returned for modification 26 March 2008/ Accepted 12 June 2008

Cord formation is a characteristic property of the cultured Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex species. We describe a case of Mycobacterium marinum demonstrating robust cord formation. Nontuberculous mycobacteria can form true cords in broth culture but do so rarely, despite the fact that many species contain the cell wall glycolipid that mediates cord formation.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: 55 Fruit St., GRB-526, Boston, MA 02114-2696. Phone: (617) 726-3611. Fax: (617) 726-5957. E-mail: jbranda{at}partners.org

{triangledown} Published ahead of print on 25 June 2008.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, August 2008, p. 2814-2816, Vol. 46, No. 8
0095-1137/08/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.00197-08
Copyright © 2008, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.





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