Nontuberculous Mycobacteria
So-called atypical species of the genus MYCOBACTERIUM that do not cause tuberculosis. They are also called tuberculoid bacilli, i.e.: M. abscessus, M. buruli, M. chelonae, M. duvalii, M. flavescens, M. fortuitum, M. gilvum, M. gordonae, M. intracellulare (see MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM COMPLEX;), M. kansasii, M. marinum, M. obuense, M. scrofulaceum, M. szulgai, M. terrae, M. ulcerans, M. xenopi.
Year introduced: 2012 (1999)
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Tree Number(s): B03.510.024.962.500.720, B03.510.460.400.410.552.552.720
MeSH Unique ID: D009170
Entry Terms:
- Mycobacterium, Atypical
- Non-Tuberculous Mycobacteria
- Atypical Mycobacterium
- Atypical Mycobacteria
- Mycobacteria, Atypical
- Nontuberculous Mycobacterium
- Tuberculoid Bacillus
- Mycobacterium terrae
- Mycolicibacter terrae
- Mycobacterium gordonae
- Mycobacterium flavescens
- Mycolicibacterium flavescens
- Mycobacterium szulgai
- Mycobacterium obuense
- Mycolicibacterium obuense
- Mycobacterium duvalii
- Mycolicibacterium duvalii
- Mycobacterium gilvum
- Mycolicibacterium gilvum
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