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Nontuberculous Mycobacteria

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Definition: So-called atypical species of the genus MYCOBACTERIUM that do not cause tuberculosis. They are also called tuberculoid bacilli, i.e.: 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.  note entry terms and specific indentions; infection   
Examples Mycobacterium avium Complex; Mycobacterium chelonae; Mycobacterium fortuitum; Mycobacterium kansasii; Mycobacterium marinum; Mycobacterium scrofulaceum; Mycobacterium smegmatis; Mycobacterium ulcerans; Mycobacterium xenopi 		Other names Tuberculoid Bacillus; Mycobacterium terrae; Mycobacterium szulgai; Mycobacterium obuense; Mycobacterium gordonae; Mycobacterium gilvum; Mycobacterium flavescens; Mycobacterium duvalii; Mycobacteria, Atypical; Atypical Mycobacteria; Nontuberculous Mycobacterium; Mycobacterium, Atypical; Atypical Mycobacterium
 
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antigen 85A, Mycobacterium gordonae  0   *Antigens, Bacterial Nontuberculous Mycobacteria. Mol Cell Probes 1997 Aug;11(4):251-8
antigen L  0   *Antigens, Bacterial Nontuberculous Mycobacteria. C R Seances Acad Sci (III);293(11):631

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