Figure 3From: Theoretical basis for reducing time-lines to the determination of positive Mycobacterium tuberculosis cultures using thymidylate kinase (TMK) assaysPredicted pattern of TMKmyc variation in M.tb cultures. This figure aims to illustrate the predicted pattern of variation in TMKmyc levels with the cell cycle, assuming that (1) levels of TMKmyc parallel growth changes and (2) DNA synthesis occurs 2–6 days after inoculation of the sample on LJ medium.Back to article page