title: Detection of Mycobacterium gilvum first time from the bathing water of leprosy patient from Purulia, West Bengal.
abstract: In this present study for the first time the authors are reporting the isolation of Mycobacterium gilvum from the accumulated water in the drain connected to the bathing place of leprosy patients residing in an endemic region. The identification and characterization of this isolate was carried out by various conventional and molecular tests, including 16S rDNA sequencing. These findings might shed further light and association with amoeba in the leprosy endemic area of this rare Mycobacterium species.
authors.affiliation: Stanley Browne Laboratory, TLM Community Hospital, Nand Nagari, Delhi 110093, India. Electronic address: mallikalavania@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Mallika
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lavania
authors.affiliation: Stanley Browne Laboratory, TLM Community Hospital, Nand Nagari, Delhi 110093, India.
authors.forename: Ravindra
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Turankar
authors.affiliation: Stanley Browne Laboratory, TLM Community Hospital, Nand Nagari, Delhi 110093, India.
authors.forename: Itu
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.affiliation: Stanley Browne Laboratory, TLM Community Hospital, Nand Nagari, Delhi 110093, India.
authors.forename: Astha
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nigam
authors.affiliation: Stanley Browne Laboratory, TLM Community Hospital, Nand Nagari, Delhi 110093, India.
authors.forename: Utpal
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Sengupta
keywords: 16S rRNA sequencing; Acanthamoeba; Leprosy; M. gilvum; NTM; Purulia