Prevalence of mycobacteria in a swimming pool environment
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- 1 October 1999
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Journal of Applied Microbiology
- Vol. 87 (5) , 683-688
- https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2672.1999.00909.x
Abstract
A study was performed to evaluate the prevalence of non‐tubercular mycobacteria in swimming pool environments. The bacteria in question were found in 88·2% of pool water samples. The most frequent sp...Keywords
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