Mycobacteria in drinking water distribution systems: ecology and significance for human health
Top Cited Papers
Open Access
- 1 November 2005
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in FEMS Microbiology Reviews
- Vol. 29 (5) , 911-934
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.femsre.2005.02.001
Abstract
In contrast to the notorious pathogens Mycobacterium tuberculosis and M. leprae, the majority of the mycobacterial species described to date are geneKeywords
This publication has 273 references indexed in Scilit:
- Evaluation of a Commercial Line Probe Assay for Identification of Mycobacterium Species from Liquid and Solid CultureEuropean Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases, 2002
- Characterization of biofilm growth and biocide susceptibility testing of Mycobacterium phlei using the MBEC™ assay systemFEMS Microbiology Letters, 2001
- Potable water and biofilms: A review of the public health implicationsBiofouling, 1999
- Qualitative and quantitative risk assessmentFood Control, 1999
- PCR-based detection of mycobacteria in biofilms from a drinking water distribution systemJournal of Microbiological Methods, 1998
- Infection withMycobacterium aviumComplex in Patients without Predisposing ConditionsNew England Journal of Medicine, 1989
- Mycobacterium chelonaeWound Infections after Plastic Surgery Employing Contaminated Gentian Violet Skin-Marking SolutionNew England Journal of Medicine, 1987
- La flore bacterienne dans un reseau de distributionBacteria in distribution systemsWater Research, 1984
- The occurrence of Mycobacterium kansasii in tapwaterTubercle, 1980
- The isolation of M. kansasii and M. xenopi from water systemsTubercle, 1974