Mycobacterium avium Infections of Acanthamoeba Strains: Host Strain Variability, Grazing-Acquired Infections, and Altered Dynamics of Inactivation with Monochloramine

Author(s)
David Berry, Matthias Horn, Chuanwu Xi, Lutgarde Raskin
Abstract

Stable Mycobacterium avium infections of several Acanthamoeba strains were characterized by increased infection resistance of recent environmental isolates and reduced infectivity in the presence of other bacteria. Exposure of M. avium in coculture with Acanthamoeba castellanii to monochloramine yielded inactivation kinetics markedly similar to those observed for A. castellanii alone.

Organisation(s)
External organisation(s)
University of Michigan, University of Michigan, Dearborn
Journal
Applied and Environmental Microbiology
Volume
76
Pages
6685-6688
No. of pages
4
ISSN
0099-2240
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1128/AEM.00644-10
Publication date
2010
Peer reviewed
Yes
Austrian Fields of Science 2012
106012 Evolutionary research, 106023 Molecular biology
Portal url
https://ucrisportal.univie.ac.at/en/publications/fc6a2d87-6e98-4661-96d4-47a81135834e