Mycobacteria in drinking water distribution systems: ecology and significance for human health
- PMID:16219512
- DOI: 10.1016/j.femsre.2005.02.001
Mycobacteria in drinking water distribution systems: ecology and significance for human health
Abstract
In contrast to the notorious pathogens Mycobacterium tuberculosis and M. leprae, the majority of the mycobacterial species described to date are generally not considered as obligate human pathogens. The natural reservoirs of these non-primary pathogenic mycobacteria include aquatic and terrestrial environments. Under certain circumstances, e.g., skin lesions, pulmonary or immune dysfunctions and chronic diseases, these environmental mycobacteria (EM) may cause disease. EM such as M. avium, M. kansasii, and M. xenopi have frequently been isolated from drinking water and hospital water distribution systems. Biofilm formation, amoeba-associated lifestyle, and resistance to chlorine have been recognized as important factors that contribute to the survival, colonization and persistence of EM in water distribution systems. Although the presence of EM in tap water has been linked to nosocomial infections and pseudo-infections, it remains unclear if these EM provide a health risk for immunocompromised people, in particular AIDS patients. In this regard, control strategies based on maintenance of an effective disinfectant residual and low concentration of nutrients have been proposed to keep EM numbers to a minimum in water distribution systems.
Similar articles
- Surrounded by mycobacteria: nontuberculous mycobacteria in the human environment.Falkinham JO 3rd.Falkinham JO 3rd.J Appl Microbiol. 2009 Aug;107(2):356-67. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2009.04161.x. Epub 2009 Feb 18.J Appl Microbiol. 2009.PMID:19228258Review.
- Risk assessment of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in water.Mena KD, Gerba CP.Mena KD, et al.Rev Environ Contam Toxicol. 2009;201:71-115. doi: 10.1007/978-1-4419-0032-6_3.Rev Environ Contam Toxicol. 2009.PMID:19484589Review.
- Occurrence of mycobacteria in drinking water samples.Fischeder R, Schulze-Röbbecke R, Weber A.Fischeder R, et al.Zentralbl Hyg Umweltmed. 1991 Sep;192(2):154-8.Zentralbl Hyg Umweltmed. 1991.PMID:1750968
- Mycobacteria in biofilms.Schulze-Röbbecke R, Fischeder R.Schulze-Röbbecke R, et al.Zentralbl Hyg Umweltmed. 1989 Jun;188(3-4):385-90.Zentralbl Hyg Umweltmed. 1989.PMID:2667558
- [Mycobacterium kansasii: drinking water contaminant of a hospital].Levy-Frebault V, David HL.Levy-Frebault V, et al.Rev Epidemiol Sante Publique. 1983;31(1):11-20.Rev Epidemiol Sante Publique. 1983.PMID:6344157French.
Cited by
- Impact of chloramination on the development of laboratory-grown biofilms fed with filter-pretreated groundwater.Ling F, Liu WT.Ling F, et al.Microbes Environ. 2013;28(1):50-7. doi: 10.1264/jsme2.me12095. Epub 2012 Oct 31.Microbes Environ. 2013.PMID:23124766Free PMC article.
- Mycobacterium avium ss. paratuberculosis Zoonosis - The Hundred Year War - Beyond Crohn's Disease.Sechi LA, Dow CT.Sechi LA, et al.Front Immunol. 2015 Mar 4;6:96. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2015.00096. eCollection 2015.Front Immunol. 2015.PMID:25788897Free PMC article.Review.
- Insight into the biology of Mycobacterium mucogenicum and Mycobacterium neoaurum clade members.Behra PRK, Pettersson BMF, Ramesh M, Dasgupta S, Kirsebom LA.Behra PRK, et al.Sci Rep. 2019 Dec 17;9(1):19259. doi: 10.1038/s41598-019-55464-5.Sci Rep. 2019.PMID:31848383Free PMC article.
- Socio-Economic and Environmental Factors Related to Spatial Differences in Human Non-Tuberculous Mycobacterial Diseases in the Czech Republic.Modrá H, Ulmann V, Caha J, Hübelová D, Konečný O, Svobodová J, Weston RT, Pavlík I.Modrá H, et al.Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2019 Oct 17;16(20):3969. doi: 10.3390/ijerph16203969.Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2019.PMID:31627484Free PMC article.
- Nontuberculous mycobacterial infections among patients suspected of pulmonary tuberculosis.Grubek-Jaworska H, Walkiewicz R, Safianowska A, Nowacka-Mazurek M, Krenke R, Przybyłowski T, Chazan R.Grubek-Jaworska H, et al.Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis. 2009 Jul;28(7):739-44. doi: 10.1007/s10096-008-0694-0. Epub 2009 Feb 14.Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis. 2009.PMID:19219472
Publication types
MeSH terms
Related information
LinkOut - more resources
Full Text Sources
Miscellaneous