Universidade do Estado do Par?. Centro Universit?rio do Estado do Par?. Programa de P?s-Gradua??o em Biologia Parasit?ria na Amaz?nia. Bel?m, PA, Brasil.; Minist?rio da Sa?de. Secretaria de Vigil?ncia em Sa?de. Instituto Evandro Chagas. Laborat?rio de Biologia Molecular. Ananindeua, PA, Brasil.; Universidade Federal do Par?. Faculdade de Medicina. Bel?m, PA, Brasil.; Universidade do Estado do Par?. Centro Unive...
Foundation for Research Support of the State of SaoPaulo (FAPESP ? 06/1533-9) and the National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq ? Universal 470594/2006-3 and 475238/2008-7).; Universidade Federal de S?o Paulo. Departamento de Microbiologia, Imunologia e Parasitologia. S?o Paulo, SP, Brazil.; Universidade Federal de S?o Paulo. Departamento de Microbiologia, Imunologia e Parasitologia. S...
Nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) are widely disseminated in the environment and an emerging cause of infectious diseases worldwide. Their remarkable natural resistance to disinfectants and antibiotics and an ability to survive under low-nutrient conditions allows NTM to colonize and persist in man-made environments such as household and hospital water distribution systems. This overlap between human and NTM en...