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  • 1Runyon classification — The Runyon classification of nontuberculous mycobacteria based on the rate of growth, production of yellow pigment and whether this pigment was produced in the dark or only after exposure to light. On these bases, the nontuberculous mycobacteria… …

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  • 2Runyon classification — a classification system that divides the nontuberculous mycobacteria (q.v.) into four groups on the basis of pigmentation and growth condition …

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  • 3Runyon classification group — Run·yon classification, group (runґyən) [Ernest H. Runyon, American microbiologist, 20th century] see under classification …

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  • 4Runyon — The following people have the family name Runyon:*Damon Runyon, author of the short story that became Guys and Dolls *Jennifer Runyon, American actress *Marvin T. Runyon, American business executive *Roy Runyon, City councilman of Bremerton,… …

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  • 5classification — A systematic arrangement into classes or groups based on perceived common characteristics; a means of giving order to a group of disconnected facts. adansonian c. the c. of organisms based on giving equal weight to every character of the… …

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  • 6Nontuberculous mycobacteria — (NTM), also known as environmental mycobacteria, atypical mycobacteria[1] and mycobacteria other than tuberculosis (MOTT), are mycobacteria which do not cause tuberculosis or Hansen s disease (also known as leprosy). Contents 1 Introduction 2… …

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  • 7Ascites — Classification and external resources The major signs and symptoms of heart failure. (Ascites labeled near center.) ICD 10 R …

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  • 8Mycobacterium intracellulare — Scientific classification Kingdom: Bacteria Phylum: Actinobacteria Order …

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  • 9MYCOBACTÉRIES — Les mycobactéries sont des micro organismes de grande importance écologique et médicale. De nombreuses espèces habitent les milieux naturels sans faire preuve de propriétés pathogènes: ce sont des saprophytes. D’autres peuvent causer des… …

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  • 10Level of measurement — The levels of measurement , or scales of measure are expressions that typically refer to the theory of scale types developed by the psychologist Stanley Smith Stevens. Stevens proposed his theory in a 1946 Science article titled On the theory of… …

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