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Mycobacterium tuberculosis

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Noun1.Mycobacterium tuberculosis - cause of tuberculosisMycobacterium tuberculosis - cause of tuberculosis                
tubercle bacillus
mycobacteria, mycobacterium - rod-shaped bacteria some saprophytic or causing diseases
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Scientific surveys -- based on tuberculin skin test -- have shown that nearly one third of the global population is latently infected with the tuberculosis germ -- Mycobacterium tuberculosis ( Mtb).
THOUGHT YOU HAD NO TRACE OF TB GERM? THINK AGAIN by Mail Today (New Delhi, India)
The researchers said most of the people infected with TB remain symptom-free because the Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the disease-causing bacteria, is kept in check within immune system cells.
Scientists uncover new anti-TB compounds by Asian News International
Up to now, attempts to eradicate Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the bug that causes TB, have been stymied by a clever mechanism within the bacteria that allows it to withstand attacks by the body's immune system.
New compounds kills dormant TB bacteria by AFP / AFP Global Edition
 
 
 
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