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Mycobacteria

Categorization
Cell Wall: Gram Negative Shape: Rod
Life Cycle: Obligate Intracellular Parasite
Overview
  • Mycobacteria are a class of rod-shaped bacteria with a unique cell wall architecture discussed in Bacterial Cell Wall. Mycobacteria are facultative intracellular organisms and host defense is dependent on successful cell-mediated immunity.
Member Organisms
  • Mycobacterium tuberculosis
  • Mycobacterium leprae
  • Mycobacterium avium Complex
‹ Chlamydia pneumoniae up Mycobacterium tuberculosis ›
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