Nontuberculous mycobacteria in soils of La Pampa Province (Argentina)

Revista Argentina de Microbiologia

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 132-137

  Oriani, D S ^a   Sagardoy, M A ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE LA PAMPA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Arid and semiarid soil; Atypical mycobacteria; M. kansasii; Mycobacterium fortuitum; PH

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARGENTINA; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; COLONY FORMING UNIT; DENSITY; DESERT; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; MYCOBACTERIOSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM FORTUITUM; NONHUMAN; PH; SAMPLING; SOIL MICROFLORA; SOIL POLLUTION;

ARGENTINA; DRUG RESISTANCE; MYCOBACTERIA, ATYPICAL; MYCOBACTERIUM FORTUITUM; MYCOBACTERIUM KANSASII; MYCOBACTERIUM PHLEI; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY;

EID: 0036393822     PISSN: 03257541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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