01312nas a2200217   4500000000100000008004100001260001300042653001200055653001100067653001200078653001800090653002900108653002000137653001700157100001500174245006100189300001100250490000700261520081200268022001401080       1980                            d  c1980 Dec10aAnimals10aHumans10aleprosy10aMycobacterium10aMycobacterium Infections10aTuberculin Test10aTuberculosis1 aGrange J M00aRecent European research activities in mycobacteriology.  a259-680 v613 a<p>The subject of mycobacteriology is becoming an increasingly popular and complex one and the contribution by European scientists has been considerable. The important areas of research include taxonomy and the improvement of identification methods; biochemistry, including enzymology, metabolic regulation, lipid chemistry, iron uptake and metabolism, pigment synthesis and DNA chemistry; genetics and bacteriophages; ecology, including the effect of contact with environmental mycobacteria on the mammalian immune response; immunology; and the association of disease and cell-wall-free mycobacteria and studies on the leprosy bacillus. The European Society of Mycobacteriologists has recently been founded to unite workers in these disciplines and to promote and disseminate knowledge in this subject.</p>  a0041-3879