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. 1979 Jun;60(2):77-81.
doi: 10.1016/0041-3879(79)90039-4.

Water: the natural habitat of Mycobacterium kansasii?

D H Joynson

Water: the natural habitat of Mycobacterium kansasii?

D H Joynson. Tubercle. 1979 Jun.

Abstract

It has been demonstrated that, after inoculation, Mycobacterium kansasii will survive in water up to 12 months without any change in cultural or lipid characteristics. The organism failed to survive in soil. It is suggested that the natural habitat of M. kansasii is water.

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