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NALT Concept Space
U.S. Department of Agriculture

NALT Core

Concept information

  1. Taxonomic Hierarchy
  2. Actinobacteridae
  3. Actinomycetales
  4. Mycobacteriaceae
  5. Mycobacterium
  6. Mycobacterium avium

Preferred term

Mycobacterium avium

Type

  • Organism

Definition

  • Information 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.

    Source: Medical Subject Headings

    Type: Concept definition

Broader concept

Narrower concepts

Source

  • Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology

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URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/14192

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