Lowenstein-Jensen (LJ)
Kultur LJ merupakan salah satu bentuk kultur konvensional yang umum digunakan.
Kultur ini membutuhkan waktu 3-6 minggu untuk isolasi dan 1-2 minggu untuk
spesiasi. Metode kultur ini merupakan metode yang murah dan sangat sederhana
dan dapat dilakukan di laboratorium negara berkembang. Namun, selain
membutuhkan waktu yang lama, metode ini juga memiliki sensitivitas dan
spesifisitas yang lebih rendah dibandingkan metode lain. 5
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