[genus of gram positive, aerobic bacteria; most species are free living in soil and water, but the major habitat for some is the diseased tissue of warm blooded hosts. ( CSP )]
UMLS (CSP) C0026912 Relation/PAR: Actinomycetales
Relation/CHD: Mycobacterium avium
Mycobacterium bovis
Mycobacterium leprae
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Mycobacterium intracellulare
Mycobacterium smegmatis