Table 1. Atypical Mycobacteria causing lung disease (not complete list; other species may cause disease).

Slow-growing mycobacteria

Mycobacterium avium complex (includes avium and intracellulare species)

M. kansasii

M. xenopi

M. simiae

Rapid-growing mycobacteria

M. Abscessus

M. Fortuitium

M. chelonae