Mycobacterium tuberculosis

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Mycobacterium tuberculosis is the pathogenic bacterial species that causes most cases of human tuberculosis, primarily affecting the lungs and spreading through airborne transmission.

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Generate an image of a mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mycobacterium tuberculosis is the pathogenic bacterial species that causes most cases of human tuberculosis, primarily affecting the lungs and spreading through airborne transmission.)

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Statements (54)

Predicate Object
instanceOf bacterial species ⓘ
pathogenic bacterium ⓘ
antibioticResistanceIssue extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis ⓘ
multidrug-resistant tuberculosis ⓘ
antibioticTreatment ethambutol ⓘ
isoniazid ⓘ
pyrazinamide ⓘ
rifampicin ⓘ
biosafetyLevel BSL-3 ⓘ
capsule non-encapsulated ⓘ
cellWallComponent arabinogalactan ⓘ
mycolic acids ⓘ
peptidoglycan ⓘ
cultureMedium Lowenstein–Jensen medium ⓘ
Middlebrook 7H10 agar ⓘ
Middlebrook 7H9 broth ⓘ
discoveredBy Robert Koch ⓘ
discoveryYear 1882 ⓘ
diseaseInHumans extrapulmonary tuberculosis ⓘ
pulmonary tuberculosis ⓘ
domain Bacteria ⓘ
family Mycobacteriaceae ⓘ
linked to: Corynebacteriales
GCContent high GC content ⓘ
generationTime approximately 18–24 hours ⓘ
genomeSize approximately 4.4 megabases ⓘ
genomeType circular double-stranded DNA ⓘ
genus Mycobacterium ⓘ
gramStain acid-fast ⓘ
growthRate slow-growing ⓘ
host humans ⓘ
other mammals ⓘ
immuneEvasionMechanism inhibition of phagosome–lysosome fusion ⓘ
survival in macrophages ⓘ
metabolism aerobic respiration ⓘ
motility non-motile ⓘ
order Corynebacteriales ⓘ
oxygenRequirement obligate aerobe ⓘ
phylum Actinobacteria ⓘ
primaryDisease tuberculosis ⓘ
primaryTargetOrgan lungs ⓘ
relatedDiseaseComplex Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex ⓘ
shape rod-shaped ⓘ
sporeFormation non-spore-forming ⓘ
stainMethod Auramine–rhodamine stain ⓘ
Ziehl–Neelsen stain ⓘ
taxonRank species ⓘ
transmissionRoute aerosol inhalation ⓘ
airborne droplets ⓘ
vaccineTarget BCG vaccine ⓘ
virulenceFactor ESX-1 secretion system ⓘ
cell wall lipids ⓘ
cord factor (trehalose dimycolate) ⓘ
phthiocerol dimycocerosates ⓘ
zoonoticPotential can infect animals ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Robert Koch → discovered → Mycobacterium tuberculosis ⓘ
Mycobacterium → includesSpecies → Mycobacterium tuberculosis ⓘ
Corynebacteriales → includesPathogen → Mycobacterium tuberculosis ⓘ
Ziehl–Neelsen stain → detectsOrganism → Mycobacterium tuberculosis ⓘ
Lowenstein–Jensen medium → qualityControlOrganism → Mycobacterium tuberculosis H37Rv strain ⓘ
linked to: Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Middlebrook 7H9 broth → cultureMediumFor → Mycobacterium tuberculosis ⓘ
Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex → containsTaxon → Mycobacterium tuberculosis ⓘ
Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex → primaryHumanPathogen → Mycobacterium tuberculosis ⓘ
rifampicin → spectrumOfActivity → Mycobacterium tuberculosis ⓘ
Actinobacteria → includesPathogen → Mycobacterium tuberculosis ⓘ
Mycobacterium bovis → relatedTo → Mycobacterium tuberculosis ⓘ
Nocardia asteroides → differentialDiagnosis → Mycobacterium tuberculosis ⓘ
Mycobacterium marinum → relatedTo → Mycobacterium tuberculosis ⓘ
Mycobacterium canettii → relatedTo → Mycobacterium tuberculosis ⓘ
Kurt Jensen → hasResearchInterest → Mycobacterium tuberculosis ⓘ
tuberculosis → causedBy → Mycobacterium tuberculosis ⓘ
subject linked to: Kurt Jensen
Mycobacterium pinnipedii → relatedTo → Mycobacterium tuberculosis ⓘ
Mycobacterium orygis → relatedTo → Mycobacterium tuberculosis ⓘ
Ernst Lowenstein → studied → Mycobacterium tuberculosis ⓘ
Mycobacterium suricattae → relatedTo → Mycobacterium tuberculosis ⓘ
Mycobacteriaceae → includesPathogen → Mycobacterium tuberculosis ⓘ
Mycobacteriaceae → containsSpecies → Mycobacterium tuberculosis ⓘ
Friedrich Neelsen → associatedWith → Mycobacterium tuberculosis ⓘ
George Middlebrook → hasResearchInterest → Mycobacterium tuberculosis ⓘ
Pyrazinamide → hasTargetOrganism → Mycobacterium tuberculosis ⓘ
subject linked to: pyrazinamide