Special bacteria Flashcards
1
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Mycobacterium
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Characteristics
* Slow-growing, aerobic bacilli.
* Acid-fast in Ziehl-Neelsen stain.
* Cell wall with mycolic acid.
2
Q
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
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Epidemiology
* Natural habitat: animal and human pathogens.
* Transmission: inhalation of respiratory droplets
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