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Known strain Klebsiella pneumoniae Known strain Listeria monocytogenes Known strain Mycobacterium chelonae Known strain Mycobacterium abscessus Known strain Mycobacterium avium Known strain
Mycobacterium gordonae Known strain Mycobacterium intracellulare Known strain Mycobacterium kansasii Known strain Mycobacterium lentiflavum Known strain Neisseria meningitidis Known strain Neisseria spp.
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In the study, the researchers cleaned one showerhead that had high levels of
Mycobacterium gordonae with a solution of bleach.
(1,3,4) Other species that have been documented in birds include Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Mycobacterium fortuitum,
Mycobacterium gordonae, Mycobacterium nonchromogenicum, Mycobacterium simiae, and Mycobacterium peregrinum.
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In Denver, according to the researcher, one showerhead with high loads of
Mycobacterium gordonae was cleaned with a bleach solution in an attempt to eradicate it, but tests conducted several months later showed that the bleach treatment ironically caused a three-fold increase in the pathogen, indicating a general resistance of mycobacteria species to chlorine.