Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex
Encyclopedia
Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex refers to a genetically closely related group of Mycobacterium
species that can cause tuberculosis
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It includes:
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...
species that can cause tuberculosis
Tuberculosis
Tuberculosis, MTB, or TB is a common, and in many cases lethal, infectious disease caused by various strains of mycobacteria, usually Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Tuberculosis usually attacks the lungs but can also affect other parts of the body...
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It includes:
- Mycobacterium tuberculosisMycobacterium tuberculosisMycobacterium tuberculosis is a pathogenic bacterial species in the genus Mycobacterium and the causative agent of most cases of tuberculosis . First discovered in 1882 by Robert Koch, M...
- Mycobacterium africanumMycobacterium africanumMycobacterium africanum is a species of Mycobacterium that is most commonly found in West African countries. The symptoms of infection resemble those of M. tuberculosis.It is a member of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex.-Epidemiology:M...
- Mycobacterium bovisMycobacterium bovisMycobacterium bovis is a slow-growing , aerobic bacterium and the causative agent of tuberculosis in cattle...
- Mycobacterium bovis BCG
- Mycobacterium microtiMycobacterium microtiMycobacterium microti*Member of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex *Also known as the 'Vole bacillus'*Etymology: microtus is a genus that includes the vole.-Description:Gram-positive, nonmotile and acid-fast rods....
- Mycobacterium canettii
- Mycobacterium pinnipediiMycobacterium pinnipediiMycobacterium pinnipedii is a member of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex which primarily infects seals. It is a slowly growing Mycobacterium. The species is named after the Pinnipeds, the organisms from which M. pinnipedii was first isolated....
- Mycobacterium mungi.