Molecular comparison of Mycobacterium avium isolates from clinical and environmental sources

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 74, Issue 15, 2008, Pages 4966-4968

  Hilborn, Elizabeth D ^a,c   Yakrus, Mitchell A ^b   Covert, Terry C ^c   Harris, Stephanie I ^c   Donnelly, Sandra F ^d   Schmitt, Michael T ^a   Toney, Sean ^b   Bailey, Stephanie A ^c   Stelma Jr , Gerard N ^c  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^c U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^d Clark County Water Reclamation District   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL ISOLATES; COMMON SOURCES; ENVIRONMENTAL SOURCES; MOLECULAR METHODS; MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM; WATER ISOLATES; WATER SOURCES;

POTABLE WATER;

DRINKING WATER;

BACTERIUM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRINKING WATER; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; ENZYME ELECTROPHORESIS; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM; NONHUMAN;

ANIMALS; BIRDS; DRINKING; ELECTROPHORESIS, GEL, PULSED-FIELD; HUMANS; LABORATORY PERSONNEL; MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM; TUBERCULOSIS, AVIAN; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WATER SUPPLY;

MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM;

EID: 49449106163     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.02900-07     Document Type: Article

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