Rapidly Growing Nontuberculous Mycobacteria Cultured from Home Tap and Shower Water

Tap and shower water at two locations in the Netherlands was examined for the presence of rapidly growing nontuberculous mycobacteria. Cultures yielded Mycobacterium peregrinum, M. salmoniphilum, M. llatzerense, M. septicum, and three potentially novel species, a distribution different from that in...

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Published in:Applied and Environmental Microbiology 2010-09, Vol.76 (17), p.6017-6019
Main Authors: van Ingen, Jakko, Blaak, Hetty, de Beer, Jessica, de Roda Husman, Ana Maria, van Soolingen, Dick
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Bacteria
Bacterial Proteins - genetics
Biological and medical sciences
Cluster Analysis
DNA, Bacterial - chemistry
DNA, Bacterial - genetics
DNA-Directed RNA Polymerases - genetics
Environmental science
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Membrane Transport Proteins
Microbiology
Molecular Sequence Data
Mycobacterium - classification
Mycobacterium - growth & development
Mycobacterium - isolation & purification
Mycobacterium peregrinum
Netherlands
Phylogeny
Public Health Microbiology
Sequence Analysis, DNA
Sequence Homology
Water
Water Microbiology
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Summary:Tap and shower water at two locations in the Netherlands was examined for the presence of rapidly growing nontuberculous mycobacteria. Cultures yielded Mycobacterium peregrinum, M. salmoniphilum, M. llatzerense, M. septicum, and three potentially novel species, a distribution different from that in clinical samples.
ISSN:0099-2240
1098-5336
1098-6596
DOI:10.1128/AEM.00843-10