| mycobacterium leprae | A species of gram-positive, aerobic bacteria that causes leprosy in man. Its organisms are generally arranged in clumps, rounded masses, or in groups of bacilli side by side. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| mycobacterium lepraemurium | The aetiologic agent of rat leprosy, also known as murine leprosy. (12 Dec 1998) |
| Mycobacterium marianum | Former name for Mycobacterium scrofulaceum. (05 Mar 2000) |
| mycobacterium marinum | A moderate-growing, photochromogenic species found in aquariums, diseased fish, and swimming pools. It is the cause of cutaneous lesions and granulomas (swimming pool granuloma) in humans. (12 Dec 1998) |
| Mycobacterium microti | A species causing generalised tuberculosis in voles; transmissible to guinea pigs, rabbits, and calves, causing localised infections. (05 Mar 2000) |
| mycobacterium paratuberculosis | A species of gram-positive, aerobic bacteria non-pathogenic for humans. It is the aetiologic agent of johne's disease (see paratuberculosis). (12 Dec 1998) |
| mycobacterium phlei | A saprophytic bacterium widely distributed in soil and dust and on plants. (12 Dec 1998) |
| mycobacterium scrofulaceum | A non-tuberculous mycobacterium causing cervical lymphadenitis in children. It very rarely causes pulmonary disease, and is believed to be non-pathogenic in animals. (12 Dec 1998) |
| Mycobacterium smegmatis | A saprophytic species of bacteria found in smegma from the genitalia of humans and many of the lower animals; it is also found in soil, dust, and water. (05 Mar 2000) |
| mycobacterium tuberculosis | The Gram-positive bacterium that causes tuberculosis. (09 Oct 1997) |
| mycobacterium ulcerans | A slow-growing, nonphotochromogenic species that causes chronic skin lesions in humans (buruli ulcer). (12 Dec 1998) |
| mycobacterium xenopi | A slow-growing, scotochromogenic species occurring usually harmlessly in human secretions but occasionally associated with chronic pulmonary disease. (12 Dec 1998) |