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Mycobacterium: Tuberculosis Overview by Degee Gonzales is a document available to read on EtoBox.
What is Mycobacterium: Tuberculosis Overview about?
- Mycobacterium is a genus of bacteria that includes Mycobacterium tuberculosis, which causes tuberculosis, and Mycobacterium leprae, which causes leprosy. They have an acid-fast cell wall structure that makes them resistant to drying and chemical disinfection. - M. tuberculosis is an aerobic bacterium that grows very slowly and forms waxy colonies. It can survive in the body and cause active or latent tuberculosis infections. - M. leprae cannot be cultured in vitro but can be grown experimentally in anim
- Author
- Degee Gonzales
- Language
- EN