Isolation of Mycobacterium avium complex from water in the United States, Finland, Zaire, and Kenya.

Isolation of Mycobacterium avium from Potable Water in Homes and Institutions of Patients with HIV Infection in Finland and the United States

Symptomatic disease by nontuberculous mycobacteria has been linked to potable water from institutional and domestic potable water systems. Potable water samples were collected from homes and institutions of patients with AIDS. Colonization of potable water with nontuberculous mycobacteria was demonstrated in 230 (15%) of 1489 samples collected from domestic and institutional water systems of pa...

Detection of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis in the mesenteric lymph nodes of goats by PCR and culture

The efficacy of bacterial cultures and IS900-specific polymerase chain reaction (PCR) was compared for the detection of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis (MAP) from the mesenteric lymph nodes of goats. Samples were collected from 75 goats slaughtered in Ilam, in southwest of Iran. Tissue homogenates were inoculated onto four media. The genomic DNA was extracted directly from mesenteri...

SERA FROM SYPIllLI ATIC PATIENTS CROSS REACT WITH SPECIFIC GLYCOPEPTIDOLIPID AND WHOLE LIPID EXTRACT OF MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM COMPLEX IN AN ANTICARDI OLIPIN ANTIBODY TEST

Isolation and characteristics of Mycobacterium avium complex from water and soil samples in Uganda.

SETTING Mycobacterium avium complex organisms have not been isolated from late stage AIDS patients in Uganda. This could possibly be due to the absence of M. avium complex in the Uganda environment. OBJECTIVE AND DESIGN Determine whether M. avium complex organisms could be isolated from water and soils collected in the living environment of Ugandan AIDS patients. RESULTS Representatives of ...

Detection of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis in Cow Milk Using Culture and PCR methods

Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis (MAP) is the cause of John’s disease also called paratuberculosis. This is economically one of the important infectious diseases in cattle and ruminant husbandry. This disease is manifested as granulomatosis entrocolitis, lymphadenitis and inflammation local lymphatic vessels. The typical sign of this disease is progressive loss of weight. Cons...