Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex refers to a genetically closely related group of Mycobacterium
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 tuberculosis
    Mycobacterium tuberculosis
    Mycobacterium 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 africanum
    Mycobacterium africanum
    Mycobacterium 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 bovis
    Mycobacterium bovis
    Mycobacterium bovis is a slow-growing , aerobic bacterium and the causative agent of tuberculosis in cattle...


  • Mycobacterium bovis BCG

  • Mycobacterium microti
    Mycobacterium microti
    Mycobacterium 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 pinnipedii
    Mycobacterium pinnipedii
    Mycobacterium 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.
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