Mycobacterium triplex
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Mycobacterium triplex is a species of Mycobacterium
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It is closely related to Mycobacterium genavense
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It causes disease in immunocompromised
patients.
Mycobacterium
Mycobacterium is a genus of Actinobacteria, given its own family, the Mycobacteriaceae. The genus includes pathogens known to cause serious diseases in mammals, including tuberculosis and leprosy...
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It is closely related to Mycobacterium genavense
Mycobacterium genavense
-Description:A slow-growing subspecies of Mycobacterium.Nonmotile, acid-fast coccobacilli . No formation of spores, capsules or aerial hyphae.Colony characteristics...
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It causes disease in immunocompromised
Immunodeficiency
Immunodeficiency is a state in which the immune system's ability to fight infectious disease is compromised or entirely absent. Immunodeficiency may also decrease cancer immunosurveillance. Most cases of immunodeficiency are acquired but some people are born with defects in their immune system,...
patients.