Differentiation between Mycobacterium avium and Mycobacterium intracellulare by Thin-Layer Chromatography of Lipid Fraction after Incubation with [³⁵S] Methionine

Abstract

Mycobacterium avium and Mycobacterium intracellulare are differentiated from each other by thin-layer chromatography of lipid fraction extracted after incubation with [³⁵S]methionine. The former contained a petroleum ether-soluble sulfolipid and the latter did not.