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Mycobacteria are acid-fast bacteria that are characterized by their high lipid content in the cell wall, which makes them resistant to dehydration and able to retain stains. The two major pathogenic mycobacteria are Mycobacterium tuberculosis, which causes tuberculosis, and Mycobacterium leprae, which causes leprosy. Atypical mycobacteria can also cause disease in immunocompromised individuals. M. tuberculosis is an obligate aerobe that grows slowly and is the cause of most tuberculosis infections transmitt
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- Nevi
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