title: Recovery of Mycobacterium avium from cigarettes.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg 24061-0406, USA.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Eaton
authors.forename: J O
authors.initials: JO
authors.lastname: Falkinham
authors.forename: C F
authors.initials: CF
authors.lastname: von Reyn
mesh_terms: 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*