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Mycobacterium tuberculosis under microscope [1]

Etiology/Bacteriology

Mycobacterium tuberculosis Stain [2]

Taxonomy

Kingdom: Bacteria
Phylum: Actinobacteria
Class: Actinobacteria
Order: Actinomycetales
Family: Mycobacteriaceae
Genus: Mycobacterium
Species: tuberculosis

Description

Mycobacterium tuberculosis Stain [3]

Mycobacterium tuberculosis is an acid fast, nonmotile, obligate anaerobe. These bacilli range in size from 2-4 µm and have an incredibly slow generation time of 15 to 20 hours. The genus of Mycobacterium is defined by the mycolic acids and waxes, which makes the bacterium resistant to many bactericidal agents. For this reason, the tuberculosis disease can be easily spread due to the difficulty in killing the bacteria. Mycobacterium tuberculosis is very diverse and provides different geographic areas with different disease symptoms. [2]

Pathogenesis

Transmission

Infectious Dose, Incubation, and Colonization

Epidemiology

Virulence Factors

Clinical Features and Symptoms

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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+<i> Mycobacterium tuberculosis</i> is an acid fast, nonmotile, obligate anaerobe. These bacilli range in size from 2-4 µm and have an incredibly slow generation time of 15 to 20 hours. The genus of <i> Mycobacterium</i> is defined by the mycolic acids and waxes, which makes the bacterium resistant to many bactericidal agents. For this reason, the tuberculosis disease can be easily spread due to the difficulty in killing the bacteria. <i> Mycobacterium tuberculosis</i> is very diverse and provides different geographic areas with different disease symptoms. [[#References|[2]]]
 ==Pathogenesis==