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. 2020 Sep;152(3):185–226. doi: 10.4103/ijmr.IJMR_902_20

Table VII.

Clinically relevant non-tuberculous mycobacteria species

Types of disease Names of species
Pulmonary disease MAC, M. kansasii, M. abscessus, M. xenopi, M. simiae, M. malmoense
Cervico-facial lymphadenitis M. scrofulaceum, M. avium, M. malmoense, M. lentiflavum, M. bohemicum
Skin and soft tissue M. ulcerans, M. marinum, M. abscessus, M. fortuitum, M. haemophilum, M. chelonae
Bone and joints MAC, M. kansasii, M. abscessus, M. xenopi, M. goodii, M. terrae
Disseminated disease M. avium, M. intracellulare, M. haemophilum, M. genavense

MAC, Mycobacterium avium complex. Source: Refs 2,3,10,129