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Tuberculosis
Findings from J.A. Drewe and co-authors broaden understanding of tuberculosis
February 3rd, 2009
According to recent research from the United Kingdom, "The potential of reed beds to act as biofilters of pathogenic and environmental mycobacteria was investigated through examination of the fate of mycobacteria in a constructed reed bed filtering effluent from a large captive wildfowl collection. Particular emphasis was placed on the presence and location of Mycobacterium avium - the causal agent of avian tuberculosis (ATB) - in an effort to clarify the potential role of reed beds in the control of this disease." "Water, sediment, and stems and roots of common reed (Phragmites australis) and greater reedmace (Typha latifolia) were taken from 15 locations within the...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2009-02-03)
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