Mycobacterium

The specific infection is called Mycobacterium chelonae and if not cured by weeks of oral antibiotics, the tattoo must be surgically removed.

The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com Dr. Susan Taylor 2012

They exposed lung cancer patients to a common, inoffensive microbe called Mycobacterium vaccae, found in soil.

Dr. Larry Dossey: "Is Dirt the New Prozac?" 2009

Researchers at the University of Bristol, England, found that exposing mice to a soil-borne bacterium called Mycobacterium vaccae improved their immune systems.

Periscope 2007

I said, resigned, 'I drank the milk of those cows, and it gave me a unique illness now called Mycobacterium paratuberculosis Chand-Stuart X.'

Second Wind Francis, Dick 1999

The bacteria, called Mycobacterium tuberculosis, are spread through the air from person to person.

Reuters: Top News 2011

Two cases of skin infections caused by this bacterium, called Mycobacterium haemophilum, have occurred in individuals receiving tattoos in the Seattle area, the CDC said.

FOXNews.com 2011

TB is a contagious and potentially life-threatening infectious disease caused by a bacterium called Mycobacterium tuberculosis.

WN.com - Articles related to How clean is Seattle's drinking water? 2010

TB is a contagious and potentially life-threatening infectious disease caused by a bacterium called Mycobacterium tuberculosis.

WN.com - Articles related to How clean is Seattle's drinking water? 2010

TB, caused by a bacterium called Mycobacterium tuberculosis, is spread through the air and infects one-third of the world's population.

San Antonio Business News - Local San Antonio News | The San Antonio Business Journal 2010

The aim is to elucidate the evolution and epidemiology of four medically important pathogens, namely Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Staphylococcus aureus, Clostridium difficile and norovirus through the application and development of statistical analyses.

Naturejobs - All Jobs 2010