title: Isolation and characterization of mycobacteria colonizing the healthy skin.
authors.affiliation: Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazonia (INPA), Brazil.
authors.forename: J I
authors.initials: JI
authors.lastname: Salem
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Gontijo Filho
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Lévy-Frébault
authors.forename: H L
authors.initials: HL
authors.lastname: David
mesh_terms: D001938:Brazil; D006801:Humans; D007918:Leprosy / Q000382:microbiology; D009161:Mycobacterium / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D015269:Mycobacterium avium Complex / Q000302:isolation & purification; D012867:Skin / Q000382:microbiology*