01098nas a2200253   4500000000100000008004100001260001300042653001100055653002300066653001100089653001200100653001800112653002500130653002300155653001600178653002300194100001400217700001600231245006000247300001000307490000600317520050700323022001400830       1982                            d  c1982 Jun10aBrazil10aDisease Reservoirs10aHumans10aleprosy10aMycobacterium10aMycobacterium leprae10aOxygen Consumption10aTemperature10aWater Microbiology1 aSalem J I1 aFonseca O J00a[Acid-fast bacilli in the water of the Lake of Aleixo].  a25-350 v73 a<p>The presence of acid-fast bacilli in the waters of the lake of Aleixo is recorded. This site is a hanseniasis colony. The physical-chemical environment of this lake is described by an annual cycle and it is intended to relate the quality of the water to the highest or to the lowest frequency of detected mycobacteria. It is suggested that the work in this lake system should be continued towards a more specific characterization of these microorganisms and the determination of their viability.</p>  a0100-3283