Preferred Label : Mycobacterium avium;
NCIt definition : A species of aerobic, Gram positive, rod shaped bacteria assigned to the phylum Actinobacteria.
This species is acid fast, catalase positive, niacin, peroxidase, nitrate reductase,
and urease negative, and may be susceptible to pnitrobenzoate, ethambutol, pyrazinamide,
rifampin, and streptomycin. M. avium is found in soil and dust particles and can cause
infection when inhaled or ingested, especially causing disseminated infection in immunocompromised
patients.;
Alternative definition : CDISC: Any bacterial organism that can be assigned to the species Mycobacterium avium.;
Taxon ID : 1764;
Origin ID : C86535;
UMLS CUI : C0026913;
Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- Semantic type(s)
- UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- concept_is_in_subset
