Bacterium
mycobacterium smegmatis
Subclass of:
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria
Definitions related to mycobacterium smegmatis:
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A rapid-growing, nonphotochromogenic species of MYCOBACTERIUM originally isolated from human smegma and found also in soil and water. (From Dorland, 28th ed)NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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A species of aerobic, Gram-positive, rod shaped bacteria assigned to the phylum Actinobacteria. This species is acid-fast, grows on MacConkey's agar, is iron uptake and nitrite reduction positive, and 3 day arylsulfatase negative. M. smegmatis was originally isolated from the human genitourinary tract, is also found in soil and water, and causes human post-traumatic wound infections and lung infections.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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Any bacterial organism that can be assigned to the species Mycobacterium smegmatis.CDISC TerminologyClinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
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Rapid growing, nonphotochromogenic species of mycobacterium originally isolated from human smegma and found also in soil and water.CRISP ThesaurusNational Institutes of Health, 2006
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