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Ants As Mechanical Vectors of Mycobacteria in a Hospital: Preliminary Data
A.P.M. Couceiro-Ruggiero
, P.A Nogueira
, E. Roxo
, R.M.C. Abrahao
, A.E.C. Campos
, J.P. Ramos
, P.C.S. Caldas
, C.E.D. Campos
and E.A. Costa
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2011
To evaluate the potential of ants as vectors of mycobacteria in a hospital specialized in the care of patients with tuberculosis of the São Paulo State, Brazil, ants were collected from different areas between 2008 and 2010. Procedures for isolation and identification of mycobacteria were performed,...