Analysis of mycolic acids
Extraction of the mycolic acids, followed by HPLC separation and mass spectrometry detection. Can be used, for example, to rapidly differentiate Mycobacterium species from Nocardia or Rhodococcus species
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Phenotypic characterisation
Service Sub-Category
Structural analysis
Service Sub-Category Description
Analysis of structural components of the cells (fatty-acids, cell wall sugars, polar lipids, mycolic acids, antigens)
