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Description: Growth of Mycobacterium tuberculosis on Löwenstein-Jensen (A) and Ogawa medium (B), 6 weeks at 37°C. The smooth and rough growth form of the colonies. In the example shown the colonies are buff coloured. Younger colonies are paler (D) and the color may intensify with the increasing age of the culture (G).The colony morphology may vary when different formulations of solid media are used. M.tuberculosison Löwenstein-Jensen (left) and Ogawa slants (C). In liquid medium, M.tuberculosisoften exhibits serpentinite cording (H).
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