MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM
\mˌa͡ɪkəbɐktˈi͡əɹɪəm ˈe͡ɪvɪəm], \mˌaɪkəbɐktˈiəɹɪəm ˈeɪvɪəm], \m_ˌaɪ_k_ə_b_ɐ_k_t_ˈiə_ɹ_ɪ__ə_m ˈeɪ_v_ɪ__ə_m]\
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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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Nearby Words
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- mycobacteriophages
- mycobacterium
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- mycobacterium avium complex
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- mycobacterium avium intracellulare complex
- mycobacterium avium intracellulare infection
- mycobacterium avium intracellulare infections