The most common clinically important species found in this group include the M. avium complex (M. avium and M. intracellulare), M. kansasii, M. xenopi, M. simiae, M. szulgai, M. scrofulaceum, M. malmoense, M. terrae-nonchromogenicum complex, M. haemophilum, and M. genavense.
keener. 1  1 : having a fine edge or point : sharp a keen knife. 2  2 : having or showing mental sharpness a keen observation. 3  3 : very sensitive (as in seeing, smelling, or hearing) keen eyesight. 4  4 : full of enthusiasm : eager â¦ everybody was very keen to hear details of what had happened â¦ â J. K. Rowling, Goblet of Fire.
1 finely sharpened, as an edge; so shaped as to cut or pierce substances readily:a keen razor. 2  sharp, piercing, or biting:a keen wind; keen satire. 3  characterized by strength and distinctness of perception; extremely sensitive or responsive:keen eyes; keen ears.