456
SUBJECT INDEX
serological characterisation of, 42
serological differentiation of, 44
serological identification of, 39
serotyping of, 31-48
serovars of, 45
and related species, 45
Lowenstein-Jensen medium, 348
M
Mollicutes, taxonomy of class, 379 et
Murraya grayi, serovars of, 45
M . murrayi, 46
Mycobacteria,
seq.
serovars of related species, 45
atypical, 323 et seq.
classification of, 324
ecology of, 336
epidemiology of, 337
serological identification of, 323serotyping of, methodology for, 331
341
bacteriophage of, 353
bacteriophage typing of, 345-373
lysogeny, 373
phage typing of,
epidemiological studies using, 357
procedures for, 367
preservation, storage and shipping,
rapidly growing, the, 330
RVA-17 agar medium for, 349
RVB-10 liquid medium for, 350
367
Mycobacteriophages, 361
Mycobacterium, 310
antigens of,
chemistry of the type-specific, 334
protoplasmic, 335
phage assay, 355
phages of,
isolation of, 353
preservation, storage and shipping
of, 364
M. abscessus, 330
M . avium, 323 et seq.
antisera of, 333
colonies of, 326, 327
serotypes of, 328
incidence of, 338
M . borstelense, 330
M . bovis, 348, 363
M . chelonei, 330
M . fortuitum, 330
M . gastri, 323 et seq., 330
M . gordonae, 323 et seq., 330
M. intracellulare, 323 et seq., 364
antisera of, 333
serotypes of, incidence of, 338
M . kansasii, 323 et seq., 363
M . marinum, 323 et seq.
M. peregrinum, 330
M . scrofulaceum, 323 et seq., 329, 364
antisera of, 333
serotypes of, incidence of, 338
M . simiae, 323 et seq., 329
M . szulgai, 323 et seq.
M . terrae, 323 et seq., 330
M . triviale, 323 et seq., 330, 331
M . tuberculosis, 345 et seq.
phage types of, 362
phage typing of, 361, 371
results of, 372
typing, methods for, 369
M . xenopi, 323 et seq., 329, 364
Mycoplasma, 379 et seq.
species of, 381, 392
M. bovigenitalium, 384, 385
M . bovis, 385
M . gallisepticum, 387
M . hominis, 387
M . pneumoniae, 385, 390
M . synoviae, 387
Mycoplasmas, 377 et seq.
biochemical screening of, 395
classification of,
serology as a basis for, 383
into species and subspecies, 390
growth inhibition of, 403
identification of, 377434
biochemical methods in, 397
biochemical tests, media for, 433
complement fixation test, 41 3
direct agglutination for, 412
double immunodiffusion for, 420
immunofluorescence in, 409
media for,
growth and test, 430
metabolism inhibition tests, 434
serological methods in, 402
SUBJECT INDEX
serological characterisation of, 42
serological differentiation of, 44
serological identification of, 39
serotyping of, 31-48
serovars of, 45
and related species, 45
Lowenstein-Jensen medium, 348
M
Mollicutes, taxonomy of class, 379 et
Murraya grayi, serovars of, 45
M . murrayi, 46
Mycobacteria,
seq.
serovars of related species, 45
atypical, 323 et seq.
classification of, 324
ecology of, 336
epidemiology of, 337
serological identification of, 323serotyping of, methodology for, 331
341
bacteriophage of, 353
bacteriophage typing of, 345-373
lysogeny, 373
phage typing of,
epidemiological studies using, 357
procedures for, 367
preservation, storage and shipping,
rapidly growing, the, 330
RVA-17 agar medium for, 349
RVB-10 liquid medium for, 350
367
Mycobacteriophages, 361
Mycobacterium, 310
antigens of,
chemistry of the type-specific, 334
protoplasmic, 335
phage assay, 355
phages of,
isolation of, 353
preservation, storage and shipping
of, 364
M. abscessus, 330
M . avium, 323 et seq.
antisera of, 333
colonies of, 326, 327
serotypes of, 328
incidence of, 338
M . borstelense, 330
M . bovis, 348, 363
M . chelonei, 330
M . fortuitum, 330
M . gastri, 323 et seq., 330
M . gordonae, 323 et seq., 330
M. intracellulare, 323 et seq., 364
antisera of, 333
serotypes of, incidence of, 338
M . kansasii, 323 et seq., 363
M . marinum, 323 et seq.
M. peregrinum, 330
M . scrofulaceum, 323 et seq., 329, 364
antisera of, 333
serotypes of, incidence of, 338
M . simiae, 323 et seq., 329
M . szulgai, 323 et seq.
M . terrae, 323 et seq., 330
M . triviale, 323 et seq., 330, 331
M . tuberculosis, 345 et seq.
phage types of, 362
phage typing of, 361, 371
results of, 372
typing, methods for, 369
M . xenopi, 323 et seq., 329, 364
Mycoplasma, 379 et seq.
species of, 381, 392
M. bovigenitalium, 384, 385
M . bovis, 385
M . gallisepticum, 387
M . hominis, 387
M . pneumoniae, 385, 390
M . synoviae, 387
Mycoplasmas, 377 et seq.
biochemical screening of, 395
classification of,
serology as a basis for, 383
into species and subspecies, 390
growth inhibition of, 403
identification of, 377434
biochemical methods in, 397
biochemical tests, media for, 433
complement fixation test, 41 3
direct agglutination for, 412
double immunodiffusion for, 420
immunofluorescence in, 409
media for,
growth and test, 430
metabolism inhibition tests, 434
serological methods in, 402