Mycobacterium microti ATCC 35782

The Mycobacterium microti ATCC 35782 strain corresponds to the M. microti strain used in Prague in the 1960’s where it was known as the ‘M.P.’ strain, referring to the abbreviated form of ‘Murinus Praha’. The M.P. strain originates from Dr Wells’ OV166 strain, isolated from Orkney voles [3], which was then adapted by Dr Sula to fully synthetic medium and used for preparation of the different vaccine lots for human vaccination (see References under Additional Information).