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Because of its hydrophobic lipid surface, MTB is unusually resistant to ______, to most common disinfectants, to acids and alkalis.
Because of its hydrophobic lipid surface, MTB is unusually resistant to ______, to most common disinfectants, to acids and alkalis.
drying
Tubercle bacilli are sensitive to ______.
Tubercle bacilli are sensitive to ______.
heat
Resistant to dehydration, therefore survives in dried expectorated sputum; this property may be important in its transmission by ______.
Resistant to dehydration, therefore survives in dried expectorated sputum; this property may be important in its transmission by ______.
aerosol
MTB's hydrophobic lipid surface makes it susceptible to drying.
MTB's hydrophobic lipid surface makes it susceptible to drying.
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Tubercle bacilli are resistant to most common disinfectants.
Tubercle bacilli are resistant to most common disinfectants.
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MTB's resistance to dehydration is irrelevant to its survival in dried expectorated sputum.
MTB's resistance to dehydration is irrelevant to its survival in dried expectorated sputum.
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