Figure 6: Addition of iron enhances in vitro mycobacterial growth.
From: The influence of haemoglobin and iron on in vitro mycobacterial growth inhibition assays
BCG Pasteur growth was measured at increasing concentrations of ferric ammonium citrate (FAC) added (a) directly to Bactec MGIT tubes and (b) to 96 hour cultures of THP-1 cells. Points represent the mean of duplicates and bars the SEM. Δ log10 CFU = (log10 CFU of sample − log10 CFU of control).
