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===Overview===
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*Includes obligate pathogens, opportunistic pathogens and saprophytes
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===Characteristics===
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*Aerobic acid-fast rods
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*Non-motile, non-spore forming
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*Cell walls contain mycolic acid
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*Require egg-based media for growth
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*''M. bovis'' and ''M. tuberculosis'' and ''M. avium'' in [[Respiratory Bacterial Infections - Pathology#Tuberculosis|tuberculosis of cattle]] and [[Respiratory Bacterial Infections - Pathology#Tuberculosis in pigs|tuberculosis of pigs]] and [[Respiratory Bacterial Infections - Pathology#Tuberculosis in dogs|tuberculosis of dogs]]
 
*''M. bovis'' and ''M. tuberculosis'' and ''M. avium'' in [[Respiratory Bacterial Infections - Pathology#Tuberculosis|tuberculosis of cattle]] and [[Respiratory Bacterial Infections - Pathology#Tuberculosis in pigs|tuberculosis of pigs]] and [[Respiratory Bacterial Infections - Pathology#Tuberculosis in dogs|tuberculosis of dogs]]
  
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