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Applied and Environmental Microbiology, November 2008, p. 7067-7069, Vol. 74, No. 22
0099-2240/08/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/AEM.00457-08
Copyright © 2008, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

Inactivation of Mycobacterium avium Complex by UV Irradiation {triangledown}

Gwy-Am Shin,1* Jung-Keun Lee,1 Robert Freeman,2 and Gerard A. Cangelosi2

Department of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, University of Washington, 4225 Roosevelt Way NE, Suite 100, Seattle, Washington 98105,1 Seattle Biomedical Research Institute, 307 Westlake Avenue N, Suite 500, Seattle, Washington 981092

Received 25 February 2008/ Accepted 17 September 2008

The effectiveness of two major UV technologies against a highly prevalent species of Mycobacterium avium complex was investigated. Our study indicates that M. avium is much more resistant to UV irradiation than most waterborne pathogens and that it is one of the rare microorganisms that are highly resistant to both chemical and UV disinfection in water.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Department of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, University of Washington, 4225 Roosevelt Way NE, Suite 100, Seattle, WA 98105. Phone: (206) 543-9026. Fax: (206) 543-8123. E-mail: gwyam{at}u.washington.edu

{triangledown} Published ahead of print on 26 September 2008.

Applied and Environmental Microbiology, November 2008, p. 7067-7069, Vol. 74, No. 22
0099-2240/08/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/AEM.00457-08
Copyright © 2008, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.





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