Mycobacterium tuberculosis 18b Genome sequencing

Mycobacterium tuberculosis 18b, a streptomycin (STR)-dependent mutant that enters a viable but nonreplicating state in the absence of STR, has been developed as a simple model for drug testing against dormant bacilli.

结核分枝杆菌（Mycobacterium tuberculosis）18b是一株依赖链霉素（streptomycin，STR）的突变株，在缺乏链霉素（STR）的条件下会进入活的非增殖状态，该菌株已被开发为针对休眠杆菌进行药物筛选的简便模型。