Hygiena 2015, 60(2):48-52 | DOI: 10.21101/hygiena.a1319

Occurrence of Amoeba and Amoeba-resistent Mycobacteria in Source and Drinking Water

Jana Štecová1,2, Marija Kaevska2
1 Masarykova univerzita, Přírodovědecká fakulta, Brno
2 Výzkumný ústav veterinárního lékařství, v. v. i., Brno

Unrestricted access to drinking water of good quality is one of the basic prerequisite of life. For this to be achieved it is necessary to treat the raw water through chemical, biological and physical methods. However, the water treatment is not exhaustive and some microorganisms are able to overcome it whereby posing a health risk. This review draws attention mainly to the occurrence of free living amoeba at different stages of water treatment and their importance as a reservoir of potentially pathogenic non-tuberculous mycobacteria. Mycobacteria may present a severe threat to human health considering they cause serious infections to the skin, as well as of the respiratory and gastrointestinal systems.

Keywords: drinking water, mycobacteria, amoeba

Received: July 2014; Accepted: February 23, 2015; Published: June 1, 2015  Show citation

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Štecová J, Kaevska M. Occurrence of Amoeba and Amoeba-resistent Mycobacteria in Source and Drinking Water. Hygiena. 2015;60(2):48-52. doi: 10.21101/hygiena.a1319.
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