Distribution of mycobacteria in different types of water in Israel

Seventy five water samples were collected from 26 sampling sites in Israel and were examined for the presence of atypical mycobacteria. Different species of mycobacteria which are normally widely distributed in the environment were found in sixteen of the samples with the number of wastewater positi...

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Published in:Water research (Oxford) 1990, Vol.24 (10), p.1233-1235
Main Authors: Haas, H., Fattal, B.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
mycobacteria
wastewater
water
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Summary:Seventy five water samples were collected from 26 sampling sites in Israel and were examined for the presence of atypical mycobacteria. Different species of mycobacteria which are normally widely distributed in the environment were found in sixteen of the samples with the number of wastewater positives twofold higher than that found in the nonwastewater. Seven species of atypical mycobacteria some of which can be pathogenic to man were isolated; three were found only in nonwastewater, one in wastewater and the remainder were detected in both. The most common species were M. nonchromogenicum, M. gordonae and M. terrae.
ISSN:0043-1354
1879-2448
DOI:10.1016/0043-1354(90)90046-9