Chlorine, chloramine, chlorine dioxide, and ozone susceptibility of Mycobacterium avium

Authors :: Taylor, Robert H.
Falkinham, Joseph O.,III
Norton, Cheryl D.
LeChevallier, Mark W.
Source :: Applied and Environmental Microbiology. April, 2000, Vol. 66 Issue 4, p1702, 4 p.
Publication Year :: 2000
Abstract: Many strains of Mycobacterium avium are resistant to disinfectants such as chlorine, monochloramine, chlorine dioxide, and ozone. This could explain their persistence in drinking water and municipal water systems.

Subjects :: Mycobacterium avium -- Research
Disinfection and disinfectants -- Research
Biological sciences

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