Mycobacterium chelonae [Mycobacterium chelonae]
- Terms
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Mycobacterium chelonae chelonae
Mycobacterium chelonei
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Mycobacterium chelonae chelonae
Mycobacterium chelonae subsp. chelonae
Mycobacterium chelonei
Mycobacterium chelonei subsp. chelonei
A species of gram-positive, aerobic bacteria commonly found in soil and occasionally isolated from sputum. It causes postoperative wound infections as well as gluteal abscesses.
- Annotation
- infection: coordinate with MYCOBACTERIUM INFECTIONS, NONTUBERCULOUS
- DUI
- D016926 MeSH Browser
- CUI
- M0025753
- Previous indexing
- Mycobacterium, Atypical (1986-1991)
- History note
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- Public note
- 92
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- GE
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- IM
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- IP
- isolation & purification 2
- ME
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- PY
- pathogenicity 1
- PH
- physiology 1
- RE
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