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[[Image:acidstain.jpg|frame|left|'' Mycobacterium tuberculosis Stain'' [http://textbookofbacteriology.net/themicrobialworld/pathogenesis.html]]] | [[Image:acidstain.jpg|frame|left|'' Mycobacterium tuberculosis Stain'' [http://textbookofbacteriology.net/themicrobialworld/pathogenesis.html]]] | ||
<b> Kingdom: </b> Bacteria | |||
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<b> Phylum: </b> Actinobacteria | |||
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<b> Class: </b> Actinobacteria | |||
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<b> Order: </b> Actinomycetales | |||
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<b> Family: </b> Mycobacteriaceae | |||
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<b> Genus: </b> <i> Mycobacterium </i> | |||
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<b> Species: </b> <i> tuberculosis </i> | |||
===Description=== | ===Description=== | ||
Revision as of 13:41, 16 July 2013
Mycobacterium tuberculosis under microscope [1]
Etiology/Bacteriology
Taxonomy
Mycobacterium tuberculosis Stain [2]
Kingdom: Bacteria
Phylum: Actinobacteria
Class: Actinobacteria
Order: Actinomycetales
Family: Mycobacteriaceae
Genus: Mycobacterium
Species: tuberculosis
Description
Pathogenesis
Transmission
Infectious dose, incubation, and colonization
Epidemiology
Virulence factors
Clinical features
Mycobacterium tuberculosis presented via X Ray [3]
Diagnosis
Treatment
Prevention
Host Immune Response
Immune Response to Mycobacterium tuberculosis [4]
References
1 Conway, Tyrrell. “Genus conway”. “Microbe Wiki” 2013. Volume 1. p. 1-2.
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