Mesh term Mycobacterium
Browse to parent terms:Mycobacteriaceae
Description
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.Browse to child terms:
Mycobacterium avium
Mycobacterium bovis
Mycobacterium haemophilum
Mycobacterium leprae
Mycobacterium lepraemurium
Mycobacterium phlei
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria
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