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Re: Mycobacterium fortuitum
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Linda Cox <[log in to unmask]>
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Mon, 30 Apr 2001 11:26:13 -0500
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It is common in water too.  I isolated environmental Mycobacteria spp. from distilled water, tap water, ponds, streams, water fountains, etc  when I did my masters research.   

Linda Cox
Diagnostic Medicine/Pathobiology
College of Veterinary Medicine
Kansas State University
Manhattan, KS

>>> [log in to unmask] 04/24/01 07:04AM >>>
While we haven't ever isolated any of the Mycobacterial species, M.
fortuitum is one of the fast growing isolates (4-7 days!).  Many
mycobacteria are ubiquitous in the environment (e.g., M. avium can be
readily isolated from surface waters in the South).  Many instances of M.
avium recovery from hospital water systems (including showers) have been
correlated with clinical isolates recovered from patients.  Bottom line, the
mycobacteria are out there, and they can grow (albeit slowly) on standard
media.

These are my recollections from Grad School and not those of Merck and Co!

Jamie Stanek


-----Original Message-----
From: anne f booth [mailto:[log in to unmask]] 
Sent: Monday, April 23, 2001 8:43 AM
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Subject: [PMFLIST] Mycobacterium fortuitum


Hello all,
Has anyone found or isolated Mycobacterium fortuitum from environmental
isolates in controlled manufacturing areas or isolated it from bioburden?
Can this organism be detected using typical environmental montiroing
sampling techniques (Rodac with nutrient agar)?

Anne F. Booth
Booth Scientific, Inc.
968 Shoreline Road
Barrington, IL 60010
847-304-5685/fax: 847-304-6668


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