MAC infection can cause COPD and lymphadenitis, and can cause disseminated disease, especially in people with immunodeficiency. : 245

History
In 2004, Tortoli et al. proposed the name M. chimaera for strains that a reverse hybridization–based line probe assay suggested belonged to MAIS (M. avium–M. intracellulare–M. scrofulaceum group), but were different from M. avium, M. intracellulare, or M. scrofulaceum. The new species name comes from the Chimera, a mythological being made up of parts of three different animals. References
External links
Mycobacterium avium Complex at the US National Library of Medicine Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
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