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Melissa L. Riskin

United States Geological SurveyORCID 0000-0001-6499-3775Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Research Focus:ecology & biodiversity· 1 Assay:metagenomics· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1

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MicrobiologyApplied and Environmental MicrobiologyPeer-reviewedDec 8, 2025

A cross-environment comparison of nontuberculous mycobacterial diversity

Matthew J. Gebert, Ettie M. Lipner, Jordan M. Galletta…·Noah Fierer

This study compares nontuberculous mycobacterial diversity across surface waters, soil, and household plumbing biofilms, finding that plumbing biofilms have the highest abundance and occurrence of clinically relevant species.

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