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Published on: December 12, 2025
Molecular comparison of Mycobacterium avium isolates from clinical and environmental sources
Elizabeth D Hilborn1, Mitchell A Yakrus, Terry C Covert
1U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development, National Health and Environmental Effects Research Laboratory, MD-58 A, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711, USA. hilborn.e@epa.gov
Abstract:
We collected Mycobacterium avium isolates from clinical and drinking-water sources and compared isolates among themselves and to each other using molecular methods. Four clinical isolates were related to water isolates. Groups of indistinguishable clinical isolates were identified. The groups of identical clinical isolates suggest a common source of exposure.
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