Mycobacterium avium Chester (ATCC® 700898™)

Strain Designations: MAC 101  /  Type Strain: no  /  Biosafety Level: 2

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Strain Designations MAC 101
Application
Quality control strain
Susceptibility testing
Standard strain for MAC susceptibility testing
Isolation
Blood - human
isolation date: 1983
Type Strain no
Biosafety Level 2
Product Format freeze-dried
Type Strain no
Comments
Mic (ug/mL): amikacin 8; azithromycin 32; ciprofloxacin 2; clarithromycin 4; ethambutol 8; rifabutin 1
Medium ATCC® Medium 173: Middlebrook 7H10 agar with Middlebrook OADC enrichment
Growth Conditions
Temperature: 37.0°C
Atmosphere: Aerobic
Name of Depositor K Nash
Special Collection NCRR Contract
Chain of Custody
ATCC <<--K Nash<<--C.B. Inderlied
Isolation
Blood - human
isolation date: 1983
Year of Origin 1983
References

blood from an AIDS patient with disseminated MAC disease

Sensititre Mycobacterium Susceptibility. Thermo Scientific Sensititre Systems, Trek Diagnostic Systems.

Susceptibility Testing of Mycobacteria, Nocardiae, and Other Aerobic Actinomycetes; Approved Standard. Wayne, PA. Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute; CLSI M24-A.

Kevin Nash, personal communication

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Basic Documentation
Product Sheet
Product Sheet
Certificate of Analysis
Certificate of Analysis
MSDS
MSDS