Comparison of methods for processing drinking water samples for the isolation of Mycobacterium avium and Mycobacterium intracellulare

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 74, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 3094-3098

  Thomson, Rachel ^a   Carter, Robyn ^b   Gilpin, Chris ^b   Coulter, Chris ^b   Hargreaves, Megan ^c  

^a THE PRINCE CHARLES HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b Queensland Mycobacterial Reference Laboratory   (Australia)

^c QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GROWTH KINETICS; POTABLE WATER; STERILIZATION (CLEANING);

MYCOBACTERIAL NUMBERS; MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM INTRACELLULARE;

BACTERIA;

AMPHOTERICIN B; CARBON DIOXIDE; CETYLPYRIDINIUM SALT; DRINKING WATER; NALIDIXIC ACID; POLYMYXIN; SODIUM THIOSULFATE; TRIMETHOPRIM; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; THIOSULFATE;

BACTERIUM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRINKING WATER; FILTRATION; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; SODIUM; WATER TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CENTRIFUGATION; CULTURE MEDIUM; FILTRATION; INOCULATION; MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM INTRACELLULARE; PROCESSING; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WATER SAMPLING; BACTERIAL COUNT; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MICROBIOLOGY; MYCOBACTERIUM INTRACELLULARE AVIUM; TEMPERATURE;

CORYNEBACTERINEAE; MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM INTRACELLULARE;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; CENTRIFUGATION; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; CULTURE MEDIA; FILTRATION; MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM COMPLEX; TEMPERATURE; THIOSULFATES; WATER MICROBIOLOGY;

EID: 44249104745     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.02009-07     Document Type: Article

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