Environmental amoebae do not support the long-term survival of virulent mycobacteria

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 114, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 1388-1394

  Mardare, C ^a   Delahay, R J ^b   Dale, J W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

^b FOOD AND ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Environmental; Mycobacteria; Protozoa; Soil

Indexed keywords

BIOTECHNOLOGY;

'CURRENT; ACANTHAMOEBA; ENVIRONMENTAL; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL RESERVOIRS; MICRO-ORGANISMS; MYCOBACTERIA; MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS; POTENTIAL RESERVOIR;

PROTOZOA;

ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; GROWTH RATE; INCUBATION; MAMMAL; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; PERSISTENCE; PROTOZOAN; SURVIVAL;

ACANTHAMOEBA CASTELLANII; ACID FAST BACTERIUM; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; INCUBATION TIME; INTERNALIZATION; LONG TERM SURVIVAL; MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS; NONHUMAN; PROTOZOON;

ACANTHAMOEBA CASTELLANII; BACILLI (CLASS); CORYNEBACTERINEAE; MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS; PROTOZOA;

EID: 84876410553     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jam.12166     Document Type: Article

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