Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Bacteria, Sem is a photograph by Science Source which was uploaded on May 30th, 2013.
Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Bacteria, Sem
Scanning electron micrograph of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) is a pathogenic bacterial species in the genus Mycobacterium and the causative agent... more
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Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Bacteria, Sem
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Scanning electron micrograph of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) is a pathogenic bacterial species in the genus Mycobacterium and the causative agent of most cases of tuberculosis (TB). First discovered in 1882 by Robert Koch, M. tuberculosis has an unusual, waxy coating on its cell surface (primarily mycolic acid), which makes the cells impervious to Gram staining, so acid-fast detection techniques are used, instead. The physiology of M. tuberculosis is highly aerobic and requires high levels of oxygen. Primarily a pathogen of the mammalian respiratory system, MTB infects the lungs. The M. tuberculosis genome was sequenced in 1998.
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