Recovery of Mycobacterium avium from cigarettes.
Mycobacterium avium was recovered from tobacco, cigarette paper, and cigarette filters. M. avium could also be recovered from cigarette filters after the cigarettes had been smoked.
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Department of Biology, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg 24061-0406, USA.
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D009162:Mycobacterium avium / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D010947:Plants, Toxic; D011649:Pulmonary Alveolar Proteinosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000382:microbiology; D012907:Smoking; D014026:Nicotiana / Q000382:microbiology*