Mycobacteria Flashcards
Giant cells typically occur in tubercles
True
Mycobacterium tuberculosis can cause generalised tuberculosis in pigs
True
Mycobacterium tuberculosis can cause tuberculosis in humans
True
Facultative pathogenic mycobacteria can colonise only cold-blooded animals
False
Mycobacteria are facultative intracellular bacteria
True
Saprophytic and facultative pathogenic mycobacteria cannot colonise warm blooded
animals
False
Facultative pathogenic Mycobacteria can only reproduce in the environment
False
Facultative pathogenic Mycobacteria can only colonize in warm-blooded animals
False
There is no antigen connection between facultative and obligate pathogenic
mycobacteria
False
Pigs are resistant against Mycobacterium tuberculosis
False
Lympho-haematogenous spread of mycobacteria can be seen in the post primary phase of tuberculosis
False
There is a close antigen relationship between mycobacteria
True
Mycobacterium bovis can cause tuberculosis only in ruminants
False
Mycobacterium bovis can cause generalized tuberculosis in goats
True
Tuberculin is an extract made from broth culture of mycobacteria
True
The tuberculin contains antigens from mycobacteria
True
Tuberculin is the toxin produced by mycobacteria
False
Intra canalicular spread of mycobacteria can be seen in the post primary phase of
tuberculosis
True
Antibodies against mycobacteria are detected in the tuberculin test
False
Facultative pathogenic mycobacteria can cause local lesions in pigs
True
Facultative pathogenic mycobacteria cannot cause tuberculosis
False
Mycobacteria are acid and alcohol fast bacteria
True
Mycobacterium tuberculosis can cause generalized tuberculosis in parrots
True
Fresh tuberculosis lesions in the lymph nodes are common the early generation
True