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Mycobacterium avium complex
Definition 1
A group of very similar Mycobacteria consisting of Mycobacterium avium and M. intracellulare. (NCI Thesaurus)
Definition 2
A non-taxonomic grouping of bacteria assigned to and including at least three related subspecies from the Mycobacterium avium species. (NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)
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