title: Rapidly growing nontuberculous mycobacteria cultured from home tap and shower water.
abstract: Tap and shower water at two locations in the Netherlands was examined for the presence of rapidly growing nontuberculous mycobacteria. Cultures yielded Mycobacterium peregrinum, M. salmoniphilum, M. llatzerense, M. septicum, and three potentially novel species, a distribution different from that in clinical samples.
authors.affiliation: National Tuberculosis Reference Laboratory, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), Bilthoven, The Netherlands. jakko.van.ingen@rivm.nl
authors.forename: Jakko
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: van Ingen
authors.forename: Hetty
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Blaak
authors.forename: Jessica
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: de Beer
authors.forename: Ana Maria
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: de Roda Husman
authors.forename: Dick
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: van Soolingen
mesh_terms: D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D016000:Cluster Analysis; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D012321:DNA-Directed RNA Polymerases / Q000235:genetics; D026901:Membrane Transport Proteins; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009161:Mycobacterium / Q000145:classification* / Q000254:growth & development / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D009426:Netherlands; D010802:Phylogeny; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D017385:Sequence Homology; D014871:Water Microbiology
chemical_list: D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D026901:Membrane Transport Proteins; C115861:Tap protein, Mycobacterium; D012321:DNA-Directed RNA Polymerases; C105078:RNA polymerase beta subunit