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Slender, slightly curved or straight, rod shaped organisms
Slender, slightly curved or straight, rod shaped organisms
Mycobacterium
Non-motile, strict aerobes and non spore formers
Non-motile, strict aerobes and non spore formers
Mycobacterium
Mycobacterium are slow growers except
Mycobacterium are slow growers except
M. fortuitum & M. chelonei
Cell wall : high lipid content and mycolic acid
Cell wall : high lipid content and mycolic acid
Other name of Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Other name of Mycobacterium tuberculosis
It is an obligate aerobe that requires CO2 for growth (5-10%)
It is an obligate aerobe that requires CO2 for growth (5-10%)
Virulence factor of koch bacillus
Virulence factor of koch bacillus
Digestant and decontaminating agent
Digestant and decontaminating agent
Liquefying agent
Liquefying agent
Decontaminate specimens contaminated with pseudomonas aeruginosa
Decontaminate specimens contaminated with pseudomonas aeruginosa
Hematoxylin instead of methylene blue as counterstain
Hematoxylin instead of methylene blue as counterstain
More sensitive than the carbol fuchsin stain
More sensitive than the carbol fuchsin stain
For color blind individuals
For color blind individuals
Positive color of MTb in Niacin test
Positive color of MTb in Niacin test
Negative color of M. bovis
Negative color of M. bovis
Positive result in catalase test at 68 degree C
Positive result in catalase test at 68 degree C