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Mycobacterium tuberculosis is an obligate ______; it causes disease in highly oxygenated tissues such as: the upper lobe of the lung
Mycobacterium tuberculosis is an obligate ______; it causes disease in highly oxygenated tissues such as: the upper lobe of the lung
aerobe
The acid-fast property of M. tuberculosis (and other mycobacteria) is attributed to long-chain fatty acids called ______ acids in the cell wall.
The acid-fast property of M. tuberculosis (and other mycobacteria) is attributed to long-chain fatty acids called ______ acids in the cell wall.
mycolic
M. tuberculosis causes disease in highly oxygenated tissues such as the upper lobe of the ______.
M. tuberculosis causes disease in highly oxygenated tissues such as the upper lobe of the ______.
lung
The acid-fast property of M. tuberculosis is attributed to short-chain fatty acids in the cell wall.
The acid-fast property of M. tuberculosis is attributed to short-chain fatty acids in the cell wall.
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis is a facultative aerobe.
Mycobacterium tuberculosis is a facultative aerobe.
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M. tuberculosis causes disease in poorly oxygenated tissues.
M. tuberculosis causes disease in poorly oxygenated tissues.
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