First isolation of Mycobacterium setense from hospital water
Journal Title: Journal of Coastal Life Medicine - Year 2016, Vol 4, Issue 4
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Objective: To present the findings of a study on isolation of four unrelated environmental strains of Mycobacterium setense (M. setense) from hospital environment and help to assess the natural habitat and the mode of transmission in man. Methods: The water samples were collected from hospital departments and cultured on Löwenstein-Jensen and Sauton's media. The isolates, i.e., AW3-2, AW5, AW11 and AW18 were subjected to identification by conventional and molecular tests including sequencing analysis of 16S rRNA. Results: The water isolates revealed the phenotypic and molecular features which were consistent with M. setense including a genus specific amplicon of the hsp65 gene and 99.6% similarities with those of M. setense CIP: 109395T 16S rRNA gene sequences. Conclusions: The current report will contribute to a better understanding of the pathogenesis and path of transmission of this opportunistic pathogen to human.
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- DOI 10.12980/jclm.4.2016J5-121
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