Non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) are paradigmatic colonizers of the total environment,
circulating at the interfaces of the atmosphere, lithosphere, hydrosphere, biosphere, and …

Rapidly growing mycobacteria (RGM) are known to cause pulmonary, extra-pulmonary,
systemic/disseminated, and cutaneous and subcutaneous infections. The erroneous …

About 20 species of rapidly growing mycobacteria species that are capable of infecting
human beings and causing bloodstream infections have been identified. Many more of …

Nontuberculous mycobacteria are environmental, opportunistic pathogens whose role in
human disease is increasingly recognized, especially regarding the rapid growing …

Mycobacteria are a diverse bacterial group ubiquitous in many soil and aquatic
environments. Members of this group have been associated with human and other animal …

In the Zambales ophiolite range, terrestrial serpentinizing fluid seeps host diverse microbial
assemblages. The fluids fall within the profile of Ca2+-OH−-type waters, indicative of active …

The resistance of environmental mycobacteria (EM) against chlorine and ultraviolet (UV)
was evaluated for determination of the Ct value and UV dose to inactivate EM. Chlorine …

Since the discovery that Legionella pneumophila can survive and grow within free‐living
amoebae, there has been an increasing number of microbial species shown to have similar …

The environment is the likely source of most nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) involved in
human infections, especially pulmonary, skin, and soft tissue infections. In order to measure …

Environmental mycobacteria are of increasing concern in terms of the diseases they cause
in both humans and animals. Although they are considered to be ubiquitous in aquatic …