What does M stand for?

Mycobacterium

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Samples in periodicals archive:

Johne''s disease is a chronic enteritis of ruminants caused by the aerobic bacterium Mycobacterium johnei.

Concern at cattle disease

Scientific surveys -- based on tuberculin skin test -- have shown that nearly one third of the global population is latently infected with the tuberculosis germ -- Mycobacterium tuberculosis ( Mtb).

THOUGHT YOU HAD NO TRACE OF TB GERM? THINK AGAIN

In humans, mycobacterium tuberculosis is the primary causative bacterium although other mycobacteria such as Mycobacterium bovis, and Mycobacterium africanum, among others, can also lead to contracting the disease.

Bulgaria: Bulgaria will receive 9.5M euro from the Global Fund

7,074,568 would enable the commercialization of a test kit capable of detecting mycobacterium other than tuberculosis and would produce rapid diagnoses of infections in humans or animals.

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As international travel and immigration spreads disease, it is imperative that global surveillance programs accurately monitor Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) strains with multiresistant-drug patterns.

Today's susceptibility test needs

To the Editor: Buruli ulcer (BU) is a destructive skin disease caused by the toxin-producing environmental pathogen Mycobacterium ulcerans.

Correlation between Buruli ulcer and vector-borne notifiable ...

Tuberculosis (TB) is a bacterial infection caused by a germ called Mycobacterium tuberculosis.

Tuberculosis-Information on Tuberculosis

Researchers now report isolating the culprit, Mycobacterium ulcerans, from insects nabbed in a stagnant pond in West Africa.

Still waters: skin disease microbe tracked to ponds, swamps