Mycobacterium avium complex

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Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) is a group of genetically related bacteria belonging to the genus Mycobacterium. It includes Mycobacterium avium and Mycobacterium intracellulare.[1][2]

Some sources also include Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis (MAP).[3]

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  1. ^ LOIS WHITE (7 July 2004). FOUNDATIONS OF NURSING. Cengage Learning. pp. 1298–. ISBN 978-1-4018-2692-5. Retrieved 5 November 2010. 
  2. ^ "Disease Listing, Mycobacterium avium Complex, Tech Info | CDC Bacterial, Mycotic Diseases". Retrieved 2010-11-04. 
  3. ^ Peter Irving; David Rampton; Fergus Shanahan (21 July 2006). Clinical dilemmas in inflammatory bowel disease. Wiley-Blackwell. pp. 36–. ISBN 978-1-4051-3377-7. Retrieved 5 November 2010.