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*Atypical mycobacteriosis is a localized opportunistic skin and subcutaneous infection caused by saprophytic and rapidly growing atypical mycobacteria
 
*Atypical mycobacteriosis is a localized opportunistic skin and subcutaneous infection caused by saprophytic and rapidly growing atypical mycobacteria
 
*Granulomatous lesions in [[Muscles Inflammatory - Pathology#Tuberculosis|muscle]] and[[Bacterial skin infections - Pathology#Bacterial granulomatous dermatitis|skin]]
 
*Granulomatous lesions in [[Muscles Inflammatory - Pathology#Tuberculosis|muscle]] and[[Bacterial skin infections - Pathology#Bacterial granulomatous dermatitis|skin]]
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===Characteristics===
 
===Characteristics===
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*Resistant to disinfectants and environmental conditions; susceptible to pasteurisation
 
*Resistant to disinfectants and environmental conditions; susceptible to pasteurisation
 
*Mycobacteria stain with carbol dyes and resist subsequent decolorization with inorganic acids; this characteristic which is due to the spatial arrangement of mycolic acids within the cell wall makes them acid fast
 
*Mycobacteria stain with carbol dyes and resist subsequent decolorization with inorganic acids; this characteristic which is due to the spatial arrangement of mycolic acids within the cell wall makes them acid fast
      
===Identification===
 
===Identification===
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