Mycobacterium. Mycobacteria . A genus of gram-positive, aerobic bacteria. Most species are free-living in soil and water, but the major habitat for some is the diseased tissue of warm-blooded hosts. . 1.00
Mycobacteriaceae. A family of gram-positive bacteria found in soil and dairy products and as parasites on animals and man. Several are important pathogens. . 0.87
Mycobacteriophages. Mycobacteriophage . Viruses whose host is one or more Mycobacterium species. They include both temperate and virulent types. . 0.81
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria. Atypical Mycobacterium . Mycobacterium, Atypical . Non-Tuberculous Mycobacteria . Nontuberculous Mycobacterium . Atypical Mycobacteria . Mycobacteria, Atypical . Tuberculoid Bacillus . Mycobacterium duvalii . Mycobacterium flavescens . Mycobacterium gilvum . Mycobacterium gordonae . Mycobacterium obuense . Mycobacterium szulgai . Mycobacterium terrae . 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. . 0.73