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. 1979 Dec;120(6):1385-8.
doi: 10.1164/arrd.1979.120.6.1385.

Postulated sources of Mycobacterium intracellulare and Mycobacterium scrofulaceum infection: isolation of mycobacteria from estuaries and ocean waters

H Gruft, A Loder, M Osterhout, B D Parker, J O Falkinham 3rd

Postulated sources of Mycobacterium intracellulare and Mycobacterium scrofulaceum infection: isolation of mycobacteria from estuaries and ocean waters

H Gruft et al. Am Rev Respir Dis. 1979 Dec.

Abstract

Mycobacteria biochemically and serologically similar to those isolated from humans have been found in estuaries and ocean waters in the south-eastern United States. This is consistent with the hypothesis that aerosols from these waters are one potential source of infection with these mycobacteria.

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