Preferred Label : Mycobacterium abscessus;
NCIt related terms : Mycobacterium chelonae subsp. abscessus;
NCIt definition : A species of aerobic, Gram positive, rod shaped bacteria assigned to the phylum Actinobacteria.
This species is acid-fast, nonmotile, does not reduce nitrate, is amidase, urease
and nicotinamidase positive and benzamidase, isonicotinamidase, succinamidase and
acetamidase negative. M. abscessus is a rapidly growing mycobacterium found in water,
soil and dust, and can cause a variety of serious infections of the skin, soft tissues
and lungs, especially in persons with chronic lung diseases.;
Alternative definition : CDISC: Any bacterial organism that can be assigned to the species Mycobacterium abscessus.;
Taxon ID : 36809;
Origin ID : C86533;
UMLS CUI : C0445910;
Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
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