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Mycobacterium tuberculosis is a species of high G+C Gram-positive bacteria in the family Mycobacteriaceae.
Taxonomy ID: 1773
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Causative agent of tuberculosis
Mycobacterium tuberculosis variant africanum
Mycobacterium africanum overview
Mycobacterium tuberculosis variant bovis
Causative agent of classic bovine tuberculosis
Mycobacterium tuberculosis variant microti
Causes tuberculosis in cattle and rodents
Mycobacterium tuberculosis variant pinnipedii
Mycobacterium pinnipedii overview
Mycobacterium tuberculosis variant caprae
Mycobacterium caprae overview
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