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Ten of 12 strains of Mycobacteria (11 M. tuberculosis, 1 M. bovis) including 7 resistant strains were found to be sensitive to tetradecyl-dimethyl-benzyl-ammonium fluoride (TDBAF) at a concentration of 15–7.75 µg/ml (end point 10 µg/ml). A single multi-resistant strain of M. tuberculosis and a culture of M. bovis were also sensitive but at a slightly higher level.
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Byrne, C., Healy, T.M. Efficacy of a new quarternary ammonium compound against TB. Ir. J. Med. Sc. 168, 45–46 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02939581
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