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INVESTIGATIONS of esterase activity of mycobacterial species were reported earlier by Kendall et al.1 and Toda2. Recently, Cohen et al.3 and Yamamura et al.4 have reported more detailed work on this enzyme. Among these, an esterase stable at temperatures of 100° C for 10 min was found by Kendall et al. to exist in the culture fluid of many strains of mycobacteria, while Yamamura et al.4,5 found it in a series of saprophytic mycobacteria.
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NAKAYAMA, Y., TAKEYA, K. A Simple Heat-stable Esterase Test for the Classification of Mycobacteria. Nature 198, 1113–1114 (1963). https://doi.org/10.1038/1981113b0
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