Trials of culturing of Mycobacterium leprae using media enriched with thyroid hormones
Massalski, W.; Koźmińska-Kubarska, A.; Shukla, R.R.
Materia Medica Polona. Polish Journal of Medicine and Pharmacy 15(1-2): 13-14
1983
ISSN/ISBN: 0025-5246 PMID: 6400163 Document Number: 201360
Segments of pathologically changed skin from nodular leprosy cases were cultured on modified (without streptomycin) Sabouraud's medium enriched with thyroid hormones. A culture of alcohol- and acid-fast bacteria and of Blastomyces was obtained. The methods of identification of Hansen's bacillus are discussed.