Mycobacterium haemophilum

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MSH: A species of gram-positive, aerobic bacteria that causes granulomatous or ulcerating skin lesions in immunosuppressed persons. This organism owes its name to its requirement for growth of high levels of iron, conveniently supplied as blood, heme, or ferric ammonium citrate.,NCI: Any bacterial organism that can be assigned to the species Mycobacterium haemophilum.,NCI: A species of aerobic, Gram positive, rod shaped bacterium assigned to the phylum Actinobacteria. This species is acid fast, nonmotile, catalase negative, requires haemin for growth and is characterized by exclusively intracellular development. M. haemophilum has an unknown reservoir and mode of transmission and is known to be pathogenic in immunocompromised individuals.

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