Background: Tuberculosis is one of the most important infectious diseases that has claimed
its victims throughout much of known human history. With Koch's discovery of the tubercle …

Actinomycetes, ubiquitous in the natural world, have been known to inflict infections upon
both immunocompromised and healthy individuals. Interestingly enough, these species are …

Introduction Actinomycetes can colonize surfaces of tools and equipment and can be
transferred to meat and meat products during manufacture, processing, handling, and …

Objectives: Mycobacterium paragordonae (MPG) is an emerging and less common type of
Non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) and we know little about its characteristics and …

Microplastics are a globally-ubiquitous aquatic pollutant and have been heavily studied over
the last decade. Of particular interest are the interactions between microplastics and …

Background Pseudo-outbreaks of non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) in association with
the water supply system in hospitals have been previously reported. We found that the …

Nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) have emerged as an important cause of opportunistic
nosocomial infections. NTM has frequently been isolated from hospital water distribution …

The presence and diversity of mycobacteria that are capable of survival in a harsh and
adverse condition, such as hospital environments, have not been comprehensively studied …

International interests in biological air pollutants have increased rapidly to broaden the pool
of knowledge on their identification and health impacts (eg, infectious, respiratory diseases …

The prevalence of nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) has increased in tuberculosis (TB)-
suspected clinical samples. These bacteria are now recognized as important emerging …