Differentiation between Mycobacterium avium and Mycobacterium intracellulare by Thin-Layer Chromatography of Lipid Fraction after Incubation with [35S] Methionine

Mycobacterium avium and Mycobacterium intracellular are differentiated from each other by thin-layer chromatography of lipid fraction extracted after incubation with [35S]methionine. The former contained a petroleum ether-soluble sulfolipid and the latter did not.