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Representative species Mycobacterium bovis, Mycobacterium africanum, Mycobacterium microti, Mycobacterium canetti, Mycobacterium tuberculosis |
The Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTC or MTBC) is a genetically related group of Mycobacterium species that can cause tuberculosis in humans or other living things
It includes:
In addition, two branches exist which have phylogenetic similarities but are not completely described: the dassie and oryx bacilli.
References
Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA