Mycobacterium immunogenum
Encyclopedia
These non-tuberculous
mycobacteria are sometimes found in fouling water-based cutting fluid
s, often causing hypersensitivity pneumonitis
to the machinists in the affected grinding plants.
700505 = CCUG 47286 = CIP 106684
Tuberculosis
Tuberculosis, MTB, or TB is a common, and in many cases lethal, infectious disease caused by various strains of mycobacteria, usually Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Tuberculosis usually attacks the lungs but can also affect other parts of the body...
mycobacteria are sometimes found in fouling water-based cutting fluid
Cutting fluid
Cutting fluid is a type of coolant and lubricant designed specifically for metalworking and machining processes. There are various kinds of cutting fluids, which include oils, oil-water emulsions, pastes, gels, aerosols , and air or other gases. They may be made from petroleum distillates, animal...
s, often causing hypersensitivity pneumonitis
Pneumonitis
Pneumonitis or pulmonitis is a general term that refers to inflammation of lung tissue.Pneumonia is pneumonitis combined with consolidation and exudation...
to the machinists in the affected grinding plants.
Type strain
Strain BH29 = MC 779 = ATCCAmerican Type Culture Collection
The American Type Culture Collection is a private, not-for-profit biological resource center whose mission focuses on the acquisition, authentication, production, preservation, development and distribution of standard reference microorganisms, cell lines and other materials for research in the...
700505 = CCUG 47286 = CIP 106684