Nontuberculous Mycobacteria
Jul.24, 2009 in
Bacterial Infectious Diseases (Including Chlamydia, Mycoplasma, and Legionella Infections)
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There are other mycobacteria besides Mycobacterium tuberculosis, some of which are frequently pathogenic for humans and some of which rarely cause human infection. The nontuberculous mycobacteria were originally called “atypical mycobacteria.” The first useful classification was that of Runyon, who subdivided the nontuberculous mycobacteria into four groups, depending on growth speed and colony characteristics (Table […]