One such microbe called Mycobacterium avium is similar to the bug that causes tuberculosis (TB) and causes lung infection.

与引发肺结核和肺部感染的病原体相似的一种病菌叫做鸟结核分枝杆菌。

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Microscopically, Mycobacterium avium-intracellular infection is marked by numerous acid fast organisms growing within macrophages.

显微镜下，可见巨噬细胞内大量鸟型分枝杆菌，已用抗酸染色标记出来。

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They say the levels of Mycobacterium avium were one hundred times higher than that of normal household water.

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Thirty percent of the devices had high levels of Mycobacterium avium, an organism linked to lung disease.

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