Mycobacterium scrofulaceum
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Mycobacterium scrofulaceum is a species of Mycobacterium
Mycobacterium
Mycobacterium is a genus of Actinobacteria, given its own family, the Mycobacteriaceae. The genus includes pathogens known to cause serious diseases in mammals, including tuberculosis and leprosy...

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It is the most common cause of cervical lymphadenitis in children.

It is sometimes included in the "MAIS group" with Mycobacterium avium and Mycobacterium intracellulare
Mycobacterium intracellulare
Mycobacterium intracellulare is a species of Mycobacterium.-Description:"Gram-positive", nonmotile and acid-fast short to long rods.Colony characteristics*Usually smooth, rarely rough and nonpigmented colonies...

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