Isolation and identification of nontuberculous mycobacteria from water and soil in central India

Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 247-250

  Narang, R ^a   Narang, P ^a   Mendiratta, D K ^a  

^a MAHATMA GANDHI INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Central India; Environmental mycobacteria; Nontuberculous mycobacteria

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENOME; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENT; GENE SEQUENCE; GENOTYPE; INDIA; MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PREVALENCE; SOIL MICROFLORA; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; WATER CONTAMINATION;

EID: 67749137755     PISSN: 02550857     EISSN: 19983646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0255-0857.53208     Document Type: Article

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