Quantitative analyses of mycobacteria in water: Adapting methods in clinical laboratories

Journal of Microbiological Methods

Volumn 87, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 114-115

  Svensson, Erik ^a   Akerstrom, Magnus ^a   Andersson, Eva ^a  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Mycobacterial disease; Mycobacterium avium; Quantitative culture; Water analyses

Indexed keywords

DIALYSIS FLUID;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CLINICAL LABORATORY; COLONY FORMING UNIT; FILTER; HOT TUB LUNG; HUMAN; MICROBIAL CONTAMINATION; MICROBIAL MORPHOLOGY; MORPHOTYPE; MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM INTRACELLULARE; NONHUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL LUNG DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SPECIES CULTIVATION; URINE CULTURE; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER SAMPLING; WATER TREATMENT;

ALVEOLITIS, EXTRINSIC ALLERGIC; BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; CULTURE MEDIA; HEALTH RESORTS; MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; URINE; WATER MICROBIOLOGY;

CORYNEBACTERINEAE; MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM;

EID: 80052349432     PISSN: 01677012     EISSN: 18728359     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mimet.2011.07.006     Document Type: Article

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