Mycobacterium abscessus
E928387
Mycobacterium abscessus is a rapidly growing, opportunistic nontuberculous mycobacterial species that commonly causes difficult-to-treat lung, skin, and soft tissue infections, particularly in individuals with underlying lung disease or weakened immune systems.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Mycobacterium abscessus canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11466498 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mycobacterium abscessus Context triple: [Mycobacterium, includesSpecies, Mycobacterium abscessus]
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A.
Mycobacterium kansasii
Mycobacterium kansasii is a slow-growing, non-tuberculous mycobacterial species that commonly causes pulmonary infections resembling tuberculosis, particularly in immunocompromised individuals.
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B.
Mycobacterium ulcerans
Mycobacterium ulcerans is a slow-growing environmental mycobacterium that causes Buruli ulcer, a chronic necrotizing skin and soft tissue infection in humans.
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C.
Rhodococcus
Rhodococcus is a genus of Gram-positive, often soil-dwelling bacteria known for their ability to degrade a wide range of organic compounds, including environmental pollutants.
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D.
Mycobacterium
Mycobacterium is a genus of rod-shaped, often slow-growing bacteria that includes important human pathogens such as the causative agents of tuberculosis and leprosy.
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E.
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Mycobacterium tuberculosis is the pathogenic bacterial species that causes most cases of human tuberculosis, primarily affecting the lungs and spreading through airborne transmission.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mycobacterium abscessus Target entity description: Mycobacterium abscessus is a rapidly growing, opportunistic nontuberculous mycobacterial species that commonly causes difficult-to-treat lung, skin, and soft tissue infections, particularly in individuals with underlying lung disease or weakened immune systems.
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A.
Mycobacterium kansasii
Mycobacterium kansasii is a slow-growing, non-tuberculous mycobacterial species that commonly causes pulmonary infections resembling tuberculosis, particularly in immunocompromised individuals.
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B.
Mycobacterium ulcerans
Mycobacterium ulcerans is a slow-growing environmental mycobacterium that causes Buruli ulcer, a chronic necrotizing skin and soft tissue infection in humans.
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C.
Rhodococcus
Rhodococcus is a genus of Gram-positive, often soil-dwelling bacteria known for their ability to degrade a wide range of organic compounds, including environmental pollutants.
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D.
Mycobacterium
Mycobacterium is a genus of rod-shaped, often slow-growing bacteria that includes important human pathogens such as the causative agents of tuberculosis and leprosy.
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E.
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Mycobacterium tuberculosis is the pathogenic bacterial species that causes most cases of human tuberculosis, primarily affecting the lungs and spreading through airborne transmission.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bacterial species
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nontuberculous mycobacterium ⓘ |
| antibioticResistance |
macrolide resistance
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multidrug resistance ⓘ |
| biosafetyLevel | BSL-2 organism ⓘ |
| category |
nontuberculous mycobacterial pathogen
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opportunistic pathogen ⓘ |
| cellWallType | mycolic-acid-rich ⓘ |
| clinicalFeature |
abscesses
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chronic cough ⓘ nodular or cavitary lung lesions ⓘ skin nodules ⓘ sputum production ⓘ |
| disease |
catheter-related infection
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disseminated infection in immunocompromised hosts ⓘ post-surgical wound infection ⓘ pulmonary infection ⓘ skin infection ⓘ soft tissue infection ⓘ |
| environment |
healthcare water systems
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soil ⓘ water ⓘ |
| family | Mycobacteriaceae ⓘ |
| gramStain | acid-fast ⓘ |
| growthRate | rapidly growing mycobacterium ⓘ |
| morphology | rod-shaped ⓘ |
| motility | nonmotile ⓘ |
| notableHost |
humans
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patients with cystic fibrosis ⓘ |
| order | Corynebacteriales ⓘ |
| oxygenRequirement | aerobic ⓘ |
| parentTaxon | Mycobacterium ⓘ |
| phylum | Actinobacteria ⓘ |
| resistanceMechanism | erm(41)-mediated inducible macrolide resistance ⓘ |
| riskFactor |
bronchiectasis
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chronic lung disease ⓘ cystic fibrosis ⓘ immunosuppression ⓘ use of invasive medical devices ⓘ |
| sporeForming | non–spore-forming ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| transmission |
contaminated medical equipment
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environmental exposure ⓘ |
| treatment |
intravenous amikacin-based regimens
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macrolide-containing regimens when susceptible ⓘ multidrug antibiotic therapy ⓘ |
| treatmentChallenge |
biofilm formation
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intrinsic drug resistance ⓘ prolonged therapy duration ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mycobacterium abscessus Description of subject: Mycobacterium abscessus is a rapidly growing, opportunistic nontuberculous mycobacterial species that commonly causes difficult-to-treat lung, skin, and soft tissue infections, particularly in individuals with underlying lung disease or weakened immune systems.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.