Organisms

Mycobacterium avium

A bacterium causing tuberculosis in domestic fowl and other birds. In pigs, it may cause localized and sometimes disseminated disease. The organism occurs occasionally in sheep and cattle. It should be distinguished from the M. avium complex, which infects primarily humans.

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A bacterium causing tuberculosis in domestic fowl and other birds. In pigs, it may cause localized and sometimes disseminated disease. The organism occurs occasionally in sheep and cattle. It should be distinguished from the M. avium complex, which infects primarily humans.

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Indexed with the subheadings chemistry, classification, cytology, drug effects, enzymology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pathogenicity, physiology, radiation effects, ultrastructure, virology.

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infection in birds = TUBERCULOSIS, AVIAN; infection in other animals = TUBERCULOSIS /vet (IM) + MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM (IM)

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87(75); was see under MYCOBACTERIUM 1975-86

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Mycobacterium avium. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D009162. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D009162
  2. Mycobacterium avium. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mycobacterium_avium_avium
  3. Mycobacterium avium. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q310728