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Mycobacterium smegmatis
Definition 1
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 Thesaurus)
Definition 2
Any bacterial organism that can be assigned to the species Mycobacterium smegmatis. (NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)
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