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; so shaped as to cut or pierce readily:a razor with a keen edge. 2  sharp, piercing, or biting:a keen wind. 3  very sensitive, responsive, or alert:a keen sense of hearing; a keen mind. 4  having great ability to see clearly and understand; astute:a keen observer of human nature.