Mycobacterium kansasii
"Mycobacterium kansasii" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A slow-growing, photochromogenic species that is the etiologic agent of a tuberculosis-like disease in humans and is frequently isolated from human pulmonary secretions or tubercles. The incidence of infection is sharply increased among immunocompromised individuals. (Dorland, 28th ed)
| Descriptor ID |
D019909
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B03.510.024.049.525.500.720.400 B03.510.460.400.410.552.552.720.400
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