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Rapidly Growing Nontuberculous Mycobacteria Cultured from Home Tap and Shower Water

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APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY
Volume 76, Issue 17, Pages 6017-6019

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AMER SOC MICROBIOLOGY
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.00843-10

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Tap and shower water at two locations in the Netherlands was examined for the presence of rapidly growing nontuberculous mycobacteria. Cultures yielded Mycobacterium peregrinum, M. salmoniphilum, M. llatzerense, M. septicum, and three potentially novel species, a distribution different from that in clinical samples.

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