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RAHBAR M, LAMEI A, GHAZI-SAIDI K. IMPORTANCE OF CATALASE ENZYME IN VIRULENCE OF ISONIAZID RESISTANT ST RAINS OF MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS IN GUINEAPIGS. Med J Islam Repub Iran 2000; 14 (3) :293-295
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IMPORTANCE OF CATALASE ENZYME IN VIRULENCE OF ISONIAZID RESISTANT ST RAINS OF MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS IN GUINEAPIGS
M RAHBAR , A LAMEI , K GHAZI-SAIDI
the School of Medicine, Department of Microbiology, Urumieh University of Medical Sciences
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In this study, twenty-five strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis resistant to isoniazid (INH) were isolated from patients with tuberculosis (TB). Nine strains (36%) were found to be virulent in guinea-pigs [root index virulence (RIV» 1 ]. The remaining sixteen strains (64%) were non-virulent (RIV <1). Of the nine strains resistant to INH as well as virulent to guinea-pigs, eight of them were found to be catalase positive and only one strain was catalase negative, whereas the remaining sixteen INH resistant strains were catalase negative. A strong association was observed between INH resistance and catalase positivity and virulence (p<0.0001 chi-square test). This study supports the hypothesis that catalase has an important role in the virulence of INH-resistant strains of M tuberculosis.
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Type of Study: Original Research | Subject: Microbiology and Anatomy
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