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Postulated sources of Mycobacterium intracellulare and Mycobacterium scrofulaceum infection: isolation of mycobacteria from estuaries and ocean waters.

The American review of respiratory disease ·Vol. 120 ·No. 6 ·1979-12-00 ·Pages 1385-8

Gruft H, Loder A, Osterhout M, Parker BD, Falkinham JO

Abstract

Mycobacteria biochemically and serologically similar to those isolated from humans have been found in estuaries and ocean waters in the south-eastern United States. This is consistent with the hypothesis that aerosols from these waters are one potential source of infection with these mycobacteria.

MeSH Terms

Georgia Humans Mycobacterium/isolation & purification Mycobacterium Infections/transmission Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous/transmission Nontuberculous Mycobacteria/isolation & purification North Carolina Seawater South Carolina Virginia Water Microbiology

Authors & Affiliations

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Gruft H

Loder A

Osterhout M

Parker B D

Falkinham J O

Article Info

Journal

The American review of respiratory disease

Abbr.

Am Rev Respir Dis

ISSN

0003-0805

DOI

10.1164/arrd.1979.120.6.1385

Published

1979-12-00

Pages

1385-8

Language

English

Region

United States

NLM ID

0370523

Subset

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PubMed source DOI: 10.1164/arrd.1979.120.6.1385

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