1971 Volume 40 Issue 3 Pages 146-148
The Hawaiian strain of Myc. lepraemurium was individually inoculated into the footpads of CF # 1, dd, and C3H strains of mouse and the growth curves and generation times were estimated. The generation time of the bacilli was 3.3-4.2 days in the case of CF # 1 mouse, 5.1-8.5 days in the dd mouse, and 2.9-3.3 days in the C3H mouse, respectively.