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Tuberculosis - Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Mycobacterium tuberculosis is the agent that causes tuberculosis in humans. It is an airborne disease that infects the respiratory system. It easily gets passed by sneezing, coughing, and talking.
It is currently the deadliest infectious agent worldwide, affecting nearly 2 billion people.
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''Mycobacterium tuberculosis'' is a species of pathogenic bacteria in the family Mycobacteriaceae and the causative agent of tuberculosis. First discovered in 1882 by Robert Koch, ''M. tuberculosis'' has an unusual, waxy coating on its cell surface primarily due to the presence of mycolic acid. This coating makes the cells impervious to Gram staining, and as a result, ''M. tuberculosis'' can appear either Gram-negative or Gram-positive. Acid-fast stains such as Ziehl–Neelsen, or fluorescent stains.. more
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