Mycobacteria

Question 1

unique structure in the cell wall of Mycobacteria

Answer 1

N-glycolmuramic acid

– resist decolorization by 3% hydrochloric acid

Question 2

tuberculosis is usually a co-infection in patients with

Answer 2

HIV

Question 3

immunization against tuberculosis usually uses this microorganism

Answer 3

Mycobacterium bovis

• attenuated form
• BCG (bacillus Calmette-Guerin)

Question 4

non-tuberculous mycobacteria that commonly causes disseminated disease in patients with AIDS

Answer 4

Mycobacterium avium complex

• may also be caused by M. genovense

Question 5

cause of African Buruli ulcer or Australian Bairnsda;le ulcer)

Answer 5

Mycobacterium ulcerans

Question 6

causes lymphadenitis in children

Answer 6

M. heidelbergense

Question 7

tap water mycobacterium

Answer 7

M. simiae

Question 8

wood pigeon bacillus

Answer 8

Mycobacterium avium subsp. silvaticum

Question 9

known cause of Johne’s disease, an inflammatory bowel disease; also isolated in patients with Crohn’s disease

Answer 9

Mycobacterium aviun subsp. paratuberculosis

Question 10

known cause of Hansen’s disease

Answer 10

Mycobacterium leprae