Molecular Comparison of Mycobacterium avium Isolates from Clinical and Environmental Sources
- 1 August 2008
- journal article
- Published by American Society for Microbiology in Applied and Environmental Microbiology
- Vol. 74 (15) , 4966-4968
- https://doi.org/10.1128/aem.02900-07
Abstract
We collected Mycobacterium avium isolates from clinical and drinking-water sources and compared isolates among themselves and to each other using molecular methods. Four clinical isolates were related to water isolates. Groups of indistinguishable clinical isolates were identified. The groups of identical clinical isolates suggest a common source of exposure.Keywords
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