Comparative analysis of biochemical characteristics of MIP with other related mycobacteria.

(R): rapid growers, (N): no pigmentation, (S): scotochromogene, (+): positive, (?): negative, (+/?): presence in some strains of species but not in all, (na): data not available, variable: inconsistent colony type (smooth/rough/translucent/opaque) [* as per the tests performed in Saxena et al. [18], Katoch VM [19] and this study].