Abstract

A strain of acid fast bacillus was isolated from a leproma of armadillo infected with M. leprae during the cultivation trial. Colonies were easily formed on Ogawa egg medium one-two weeks after inoculation, and were yellow.This isolated mycobacterium was identified as a type of Scotochromogen, which is belonged to Group II atypical mycobacterium, by biological and biochemical characterizations.

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