Impact of human activities on the ecology of nontuberculous mycobacteria

Future Microbiology

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 951-960

  Falkinham, Joseph O ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Antibiotic; Disinfectant; Drinking water distribution systems; Household plumbing; Microbial selection; Mycobacteria; Oligotrophic

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; DISINFECTANT AGENT; DRINKING WATER; HEAVY METAL; HYDROCARBON; ORGANIC MATTER; OXYGEN; WATER;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BATH; CULTURE MEDIUM; DISINFECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; GENETIC SELECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN ACTIVITIES; HUMAN IMPACT (ENVIRONMENT); HYDROPHOBICITY; METAL TOLERANCE; MICROBIAL DEGRADATION; MICROBIAL ECOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA AND FUNCTIONS; MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM SCROFULACEUM; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NONHUMAN; NONTUBERCULOUS MYCOBACTERIUM; NUTRIENT CYCLING; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SOIL POLLUTION; SPECIES HABITAT; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TREATMENT;

ECOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY; HUMAN ACTIVITIES; HUMANS; MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM INFECTIONS;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CORYNEBACTERINEAE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS COMPLEX;

EID: 77953234697     PISSN: 17460913     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2217/fmb.10.53     Document Type: Review

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