DETECTION METHOD OF NON-TUBERCULOSIS MYCOBACTERIA

摘要

The present invention relates to the field of mycobacteria, and more specifically to a method for efficient and selective isolation of mycobacteria, which allows for the application of tools for the detection and identification of mycobacteria. The method of the invention may be applied to non-tuberculosis mycobacteria, also called environmental mycobacteria. Detection and identification of one of more strains of non tuberculosis mycobacteria can subsequently be performed.