
%0 Journal Article
%A Coulter, Chris 
%A Robson, Jenny 
%T Skin and soft tissue infections due to non-tuberculous mycobacteria
%J Microbiology Australia
%D 2004/11/01
%V 25
%N 4
%P 10-14
%K 
%R https://doi.org/10.1071/MA04410
%U https://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/MA04410 
%X The non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) are composed of species other than Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (M. tuberculosis, M. bovis including BCG, M. microti, M. africanum) and M. leprae. NTM are a diverse and growing group of more than 100 species that occupy a wide variety of environmental niches throughout the world, being particularly common in soil and water. For several species, survival in biofilms facilitates their presence in water distribution systems. 
