Isolation of non-tuberculous mycobacteria from pastoral ecosystems of Uganda: Public Health significance

BMC Public Health

Volumn 11, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Kankya, Clovice ^a,b   Muwonge, Adrian ^b   Djønne, Berit ^c   Munyeme, Musso ^b,d   Opuda Asibo, John ^a   Skjerve, Eystein ^b   Oloya, James ^a   Edvardsen, Vigdis ^c   Johansen, Tone B ^c  

^a MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

^c NORWEGIAN VETERINARY INSTITUTE   (Norway)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ZAMBIA   (Zambia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CLASSIFICATION; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FECES; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; MYCOBACTERIUM; PUBLIC HEALTH; UGANDA;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FECES; HUMANS; MYCOBACTERIUM; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY; UGANDA; WATER MICROBIOLOGY;

EID: 79955927163     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-11-320     Document Type: Article

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