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Some temperature influences on mycobacteria

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Temperatures higher than optimal have an earlier influence on growth than on virulence of tubercle bacilli; the results of virulence and phage testing in Battey indicate that the optimum for these strains is at 42 °C, at least for a part of the strains.

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    J. F. Coster

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Coster, J.F. Some temperature influences on mycobacteria. Pneumologie 142, 289–291 (1970). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02095228

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