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Applied and Environmental Microbiology, November 2003, p. 6946-6948, Vol. 69, No. 11
0099-2240/03/$08.00+0     DOI: 10.1128/AEM.69.11.6946-6948.2003
Copyright © 2003, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

Mycobacterium xenopi and Drinking Water Biofilms

M. Dailloux,1* M. Albert,1 C. Laurain,1 S. Andolfatto,1 A. Lozniewski,1 P. Hartemann,2 and L. Mathieu2

Laboratoire de Bactériologie—CHU Brabois, 54511 Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy,1 Service d'Étude et de Recherche en Environment et Santé, Université Henri Poincaré Nancy I, 54505 Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy, France2

Received 18 April 2003/ Accepted 8 August 2003

The ability of Mycobacterium xenopi to colonize an experimental drinking water distribution system (a Propella reactor) was investigated. M. xenopi was present in the biofilm within an hour following its introduction. After 9 weeks, it was always present in the outlet water (1 to 10 CFU 100 ml-1) and inside the biofilm (102 to 103 CFU cm-2). Biofilms may be considered reservoirs for the survival of M. xenopi.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Laboratoire de Bactériologie—CHU Brabois, 54511 Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy Cedex, France. Phone: 03 83 15 34 72. Fax: 03 38 15 43 76. E-mail: m.dailloux{at}chu-nancy.fr.

Applied and Environmental Microbiology, November 2003, p. 6946-6948, Vol. 69, No. 11
0099-2240/03/$08.00+0     DOI: 10.1128/AEM.69.11.6946-6948.2003
Copyright © 2003, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.



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