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Mycobacterium tuberculosis under microscope [1]
Etiology/Bacteriology
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis Stain [2]
Taxonomy
Kingdom: Bacteria
Phylum: Actinobacteria
Class: Actinobacteria
Order: Actinomycetales
Family: Mycobacteriaceae
Genus: Mycobacterium
Species: tuberculosis
Description
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis Stain [3]
Pathogenesis
Transmission
Infectious Dose, Incubation, and Colonization
Epidemiology
Virulence Factors
Clinical Features and Symptoms
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis presented via X Ray [4]
Diagnosis
Treatment
Prevention
Host Immune Response
References
1 Conway, Tyrrell. “Genus conway”. “Microbe Wiki” 2013. Volume 1. p. 1-2.
2 NHS General Information on Tuberculosis
3 Ozimek, Maleana Mycobacterium tuberculosis
4 CDC General Information on Tuberculosis
5 PPD skin test Medline Plus
6 Exposure to Tuberculosis Vanderbilt Occupational Health Clinic
Created by Jennifer Gallup, student of Tyrrell Conway at the University of Oklahoma.
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University of Oklahoma Microbiology in Arezzo, Italy[5]