Isolation of rapid growing mycobacteria from soil and water in Iran

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 9, Issue 24, 2010, Pages 3618-3621

  Rahbar, Mohammad ^a   Lamei, Aboulfath ^b   Babazadeh, Homayoon ^b   Yavari, Shoherh Afshar ^b  

^a Iranian Health Reference Laboratory Tehran   (Iran)

^b URMIA UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Rapid growing mycobateria; Soil; Water

Indexed keywords

CETYLPYRIDINIUM SALT; DODECYL SULFATE SODIUM; DRINKING WATER; RIVER WATER; SODIUM HYDROXIDE; SURFACE WATER; WATER;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; IRAN; MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM ABSCESSUS; MYCOBACTERIUM CHELONEI; MYCOBACTERIUM FLAVESCENS; MYCOBACTERIUM FORTUITUM; MYCOBACTERIUM MUCOGENICUM; MYCOBACTERIUM NEOAURUM; MYCOBACTERIUM PEREGRINUM; MYCOBACTERIUM SMEGMATIS; MYCOBACTERIUM THERMORESISTABLE; NONHUMAN; SOIL ACIDITY; SOIL MICROFLORA;

CORYNEBACTERINEAE; MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM ABSCESSUS; MYCOBACTERIUM CHELONAE; MYCOBACTERIUM FORTUITUM; MYCOBACTERIUM MUCOGENICUM; MYCOBACTERIUM NEOAURUM; MYCOBACTERIUM PEREGRINUM; MYCOBACTERIUM SMEGMATIS;

EID: 77953951000     PISSN: 16845315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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