Nontuberculous mycobacteria: M. marinum, M. ulcerans, M. xenopi – brief characteristics of the bacteria and diseases caused by them
Mycobacterium is a variable group of acid-fast bacillus which contains pathogenic bacteria causing tuberculosis (MTC – Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex) and leprosy (M. leprae) as well as numerous nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) causing diseases mostly in people with immunodeficiency, although s...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Index Copernicus International S.A.
2011-09-01
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| Series: | Postępy Higieny i Medycyny Doświadczalnej |
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| Online Access: | http://journals.indexcopernicus.com/fulltxt.php?ICID=958464 |