Tuberculosis disease

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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]

Clinical Features and Symptoms

Mycobacterium tuberculosis presented via X Ray [4]

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
7Davidson College Pathogen Life Cycle

Created by Jennifer Gallup, student of Tyrrell Conway at the University of Oklahoma.

University of Oklahoma Microbiology in Arezzo, Italy[5]