1995Journal of Clinical MicrobiologyOpen access

Recovery of Mycobacterium avium from cigarettes

T. Eaton, Joseph O. Falkinham, C. Fordham von Reyn

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Mycobacterium avium was recovered from tobacco, cigarette paper, and cigarette filters. M. avium could also be recovered from cigarette filters after the cigarettes had been smoked.

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Mycobacterium avium was recovered from tobacco, cigarette paper, and cigarette filters. M. avium could also be recovered from cigarette filters after the cigarettes had been smoked.

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Mycobacterium avium was recovered from tobacco, cigarette paper, and cigarette filters. M. avium could also be recovered from cigarette filters after the cigarettes had been smoked.

Key concepts: Mycobacterium avium complex, Mycobacterium, Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare infection, Microbiology, Mycobacterium Infections, Medicine, Biology, Virology

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