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J Bacteriol. 1962 April; 83(4): 819-827
Copyright © 1962, The Williams & Wilkins Company. All Rights Reserved.

DESCRIPTION OF VARIOUS COLONY FORMS OF MYCOBACTERIA

^a Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin

ABSTRACT

FREGNAN, G. B. (University of Wisconsin, Madison) AND D. W. SMITH. Description of various colony forms of mycobacteria. J. Bacteriol. 83:819–827. 1962.—The colony morphology of various mycobacteria, including mammalian and avian strains, Mycobacterium fortuitum, M. kansasii, and representatives of the unclassified groups, is described. A relationship is seen between some colony forms and species of mycobacteria. The reasons for the adoption of a new terminology, based on the words smooth and rough, are discussed.

¹ Present address: Istituto di Microbiologia, Universitá di Bologna, Bologna, Italy.

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