01180nas a2200253   4500000000100000008004100001653001200042653000800054653001400062653001200076653001700088653002400105100001400129700001500143700001200158700001200170700001500182245011800197856006100315300001000376490000600386520052000392022001400912       2014                            d10aPurulia10aNTM10aM. gilvum10aleprosy10aAcanthamoeba10a16S rRNA sequencing1 aLavania M1 aTurankar R1 aSingh I1 aNigam A1 aSengupta U00aDetection of Mycobacterium gilvum first time from the bathing water of leprosy patient from Purulia, West Bengal.  uhttp://www.theaasm.com/article/S2212-5531(14)00112-5/pdf  a286-90 v33 a<p>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.</p>
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