MeSH Browser

MeSH Heading: Nontuberculous Mycobacteria
Tree Number(s): B03.510.024.962.500.720; B03.510.460.400.410.552.552.720
Unique ID: D009170
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D009170
Annotation: note entry terms and specific indentions; infection = MYCOBACTERIUM INFECTIONS, NONTUBERCULOUS
Scope Note: So-called atypical species of the genus MYCOBACTERIUM that do not cause tuberculosis. They are also called tuberculoid bacilli, i.e.: M. abscessus, M. buruli, M. chelonae, M. duvalii, M. flavescens, M. fortuitum, M. gilvum, M. gordonae, M. intracellulare (see MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM COMPLEX;), M. kansasii, M. marinum, M. obuense, M. scrofulaceum, M. szulgai, M. terrae, M. ulcerans, M. xenopi.
Entry Term(s): Atypical Mycobacteria; Atypical Mycobacterium; Mycobacteria, Atypical; Mycobacterium duvalii; Mycobacterium flavescens; Mycobacterium gilvum; Mycobacterium gordonae; Mycobacterium obuense; Mycobacterium szulgai; Mycobacterium terrae; Mycobacterium, Atypical; Mycolicibacter terrae; Mycolicibacterium duvalii; Mycolicibacterium flavescens; Mycolicibacterium gilvum; Mycolicibacterium obuense; Non-Tuberculous Mycobacteria; Nontuberculous Mycobacterium; Tuberculoid Bacillus
Related Numbers: txid1776; txid1778; txid1787; txid1788; txid1804; txid1807; txid39688
Previous Indexing: Mycobacterium (1966-1976); Mycobacterium, Atypical (1977-1998)
Public MeSH Note: 2012; see MYCOBACTERIA, ATYPICAL 1999-2011, see MYCOBACTERIUM, ATYPICAL 1977-1998
History Note: 2012 (1999)
Date Established: 1991/01/01
Date of Entry: 1976/05/19
Revision Date: 2020/09/02

Allowable Qualifiers: chemistry (CH)

classification (CL)

cytology (CY)

drug effects (DE)

enzymology (EN)

genetics (GE)

growth & development (GD)

immunology (IM)

isolation & purification (IP)

metabolism (ME)

pathogenicity (PY)

physiology (PH)

radiation effects (RE)

ultrastructure (UL)

virology (VI)

Bacteria [B03]
- Gram-Positive Bacteria [B03.510]
  - Actinobacteria [B03.510.024]
    - Mycobacteriaceae [B03.510.024.962]
      - Mycobacterium [B03.510.024.962.500]
        
        Mycobacterium avium [B03.510.024.962.500.300]
        
        Mycobacterium bovis [B03.510.024.962.500.402]
        
        Mycobacterium haemophilum [B03.510.024.962.500.480]
        
        Mycobacterium leprae [B03.510.024.962.500.502]
        
        Mycobacterium lepraemurium [B03.510.024.962.500.602]
        
        Mycobacterium phlei [B03.510.024.962.500.640]
        
        Mycobacterium tuberculosis [B03.510.024.962.500.702]
        
        Nontuberculous Mycobacteria [B03.510.024.962.500.720]
        
        Mycobacterium abscessus [B03.510.024.962.500.720.050]
        
        Mycobacterium avium Complex [B03.510.024.962.500.720.100]
        
        Mycobacterium chelonae [B03.510.024.962.500.720.225]
        
        Mycobacterium fortuitum [B03.510.024.962.500.720.325]
        
        Mycobacterium kansasii [B03.510.024.962.500.720.400]
        
        Mycobacterium marinum [B03.510.024.962.500.720.500]
        
        Mycobacterium scrofulaceum [B03.510.024.962.500.720.625]
        
        Mycobacterium smegmatis [B03.510.024.962.500.720.662]
        
        Mycobacterium ulcerans [B03.510.024.962.500.720.700]
        
        Mycobacterium xenopi [B03.510.024.962.500.720.950]

Bacteria [B03]
- Gram-Positive Bacteria [B03.510]
  - Gram-Positive Rods [B03.510.460]
    - Gram-Positive Asporogenous Rods [B03.510.460.400]
      - Gram-Positive Asporogenous Rods, Regular [B03.510.460.400.410]
        
        Mycobacteriaceae [B03.510.460.400.410.552]
        
        Mycobacterium [B03.510.460.400.410.552.552]
        
        Mycobacterium avium [B03.510.460.400.410.552.552.300]
        
        Mycobacterium bovis [B03.510.460.400.410.552.552.402]
        
        Mycobacterium haemophilum [B03.510.460.400.410.552.552.480]
        
        Mycobacterium leprae [B03.510.460.400.410.552.552.502]
        
        Mycobacterium lepraemurium [B03.510.460.400.410.552.552.602]
        
        Mycobacterium phlei [B03.510.460.400.410.552.552.640]
        
        Mycobacterium tuberculosis [B03.510.460.400.410.552.552.702]
        
        Nontuberculous Mycobacteria [B03.510.460.400.410.552.552.720]
        
        Mycobacterium abscessus [B03.510.460.400.410.552.552.720.050]
        
        Mycobacterium avium Complex [B03.510.460.400.410.552.552.720.100]
        
        Mycobacterium chelonae [B03.510.460.400.410.552.552.720.225]
        
        Mycobacterium fortuitum [B03.510.460.400.410.552.552.720.325]
        
        Mycobacterium kansasii [B03.510.460.400.410.552.552.720.400]
        
        Mycobacterium marinum [B03.510.460.400.410.552.552.720.500]
        
        Mycobacterium scrofulaceum [B03.510.460.400.410.552.552.720.625]
        
        Mycobacterium smegmatis [B03.510.460.400.410.552.552.720.662]
        
        Mycobacterium ulcerans [B03.510.460.400.410.552.552.720.700]
        
        Mycobacterium xenopi [B03.510.460.400.410.552.552.720.950]

Nontuberculous Mycobacteria Preferred

Concept UI: M0014293
Related Numbers: txid1776; txid1778; txid1787; txid1788; txid1804; txid1807; txid39688
Scope Note: So-called atypical species of the genus MYCOBACTERIUM that do not cause tuberculosis. They are also called tuberculoid bacilli, i.e.: M. abscessus, M. buruli, M. chelonae, M. duvalii, M. flavescens, M. fortuitum, M. gilvum, M. gordonae, M. intracellulare (see MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM COMPLEX;), M. kansasii, M. marinum, M. obuense, M. scrofulaceum, M. szulgai, M. terrae, M. ulcerans, M. xenopi.
Terms: Nontuberculous Mycobacteria Preferred Term
Term UI T774449
Date07/16/2010
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2012); Mycobacterium, Atypical
Term UI T027371
Date06/01/1998
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1999); Non-Tuberculous Mycobacteria
Term UI T000907983
Date09/23/2016
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2018); Atypical Mycobacterium
Term UI T027372
Date12/02/1997
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1999); Atypical Mycobacteria
Term UI T027373
Date06/01/1998
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1999); Mycobacteria, Atypical
Term UI T027374
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1977); Nontuberculous Mycobacterium
Term UI T774450
Date07/16/2010
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2012); Tuberculoid Bacillus
Term UI T027375
Date05/18/1976
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX)

Mycobacterium terrae Narrower

Mycobacterium gordonae Narrower

Mycobacterium flavescens Narrower

Mycobacterium szulgai Narrower

Mycobacterium obuense Narrower

Mycobacterium duvalii Narrower

Mycobacterium gilvum Narrower

Nontuberculous Mycobacteria MeSH Descriptor Data 2024