Version July 2025
| Species and subspecies | Details |
| Common causes of diseases in humans | |
| M. avium subsp hominisuis | Causes of pulmonary disease |
| M. intracellulare subsp intracellulare | |
| M. intracellulare subsp yongonense | |
| M. intracellulare subsp chimaera | Cause of pulmonary disease and of disseminated disease associated with heater-cooler units |
| Uncommon causes of diseases in humans | |
| M. avium subsp silvaticum | |
| M. arosiense | |
| M. bouchedurhonense | |
| M. colombiense | |
| M. marseillense | |
| M. paraintracellulare | |
| M. timonense | |
| M. vulneris | |
| Causes of diseases in animals | |
| M. avium subsp avium | Cause of disease primarily in birds but can produce pulmonary disease in humans |
| M. lepraemurium | Cause of murine and feline leprosy |
| M. avium subsp paratuberculosis | Cause of Johne disease in cattle (rarely causes disease in humans) |
