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Mycobacterium lentiflavum in drinking water supplies, Australia.
Emerging infectious diseases - 1 Mar 2011
Marshall Henry M, Carter Robyn, Torbey Matthew J, Minion Sharri, Tolson Carla, Sidjabat Hanna E, Huygens Flavia, Hargreaves Megan, Thomson Rachel M
Abstract excerpt
Mycobacterium lentiflavum, a slow-growing nontuberculous mycobacterium, is a rare cause of human disease. It has been isolated from environmental samples worldwide. To assess the clinical significance of M. lentiflavum isolates reported to the Queensland Tuberculosis Control Centre, Australia, during 2001-2008, we explored the genotypic similarity and geographic relationship between isolates from humans and...
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