| 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) |
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| 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) |