The survival of mycobacteria in pure human urine

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 67, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 1773-1777

  Orumwense, Pedro Osagie ^a   Torvinen, Eila ^a   Heinonen Tanski, Helvi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

Human urine; M. aurum; M. avium; M. bovis; M. fortuitum; Survival

Indexed keywords

HUMAN URINE; M. AURUM; M. AVIUM; M. BOVIS; M. FORTUITUM; SURVIVAL;

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING; TECHNOLOGY; WATER;

BODY FLUIDS;

GENE; GROWTH RATE; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; PATHOGENICITY; PH; SURVIVAL; URINE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL SURVIVAL; HUMAN; MYCOBACTERIUM AURUM; MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS; MYCOBACTERIUM FORTUITUM; ROOM TEMPERATURE; STORAGE; SURVIVAL TIME; URINALYSIS; URINE PH;

HUMANS; MYCOBACTERIUM FORTUITUM; URINE;

EID: 84877704810     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2013.052     Document Type: Article

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