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M.smegmatis is strictly a non-spore former. It neither forms spores nor capsules.
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What color is mycobacterium smegmatis?
The cell size of Mycobacterium smegmatis ranges from 3-5 micrometers.
Does Mycobacterium smegmatis have endospores?
No.
What Physiologically difference between bacillus and clostridium?
Bacillus is an aerobic form of spore-former while Clostridium is an anaerobic form of spore-former.
What spore former microbe is gram negative?
Coxiella burnetii
M smegmatis acid fast?
Yes
Why was Mycobacterium smegmatis used instead of Mycobacterium tuberculosis?
Mycobacterium smegmatis is a non pathogenic organism so it is used in labs to study about Mycobacterium tuberculosis .
What color is mycobacterium smegmatis?
The cell size of Mycobacterium smegmatis ranges from 3-5 micrometers.
Does Mycobacterium smegmatis have endospores?
No.
What shape does mycobacterium smegmatis have?
Mycobacterium Smegmatis is a bacilli bacteria. It is rod shaped.
Does mycobacterium smegmatis have flagella?
All Mycobacteria are non-flagellated. Originally thought to be non-motile, it has recently been discovered M. smegmatis and other species of Mycobacteria move using a sliding mechanism in which the organism flattens and retracts to move.
Is staphylococcus aureus a spore former?
no
What Physiologically difference between bacillus and clostridium?
Bacillus is an aerobic form of spore-former while Clostridium is an anaerobic form of spore-former.
Is klebsiella a spore-former?
yes its a spore former , that's why when it forms spore inside the throat during cold causing irritation inside due to the rough nature leads to cough and throat irritation
What spore former microbe is gram negative?
Coxiella burnetii
Why do we target IS 6110 for the identification of Mycobacterium tuberculosis?
The reason we use IS6110 for the identification of TB using procedures such as RFLP and Spoligotyping for several years now is because this is a genetic insertion sequence (IS) or element that is found exclusively within the members of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC). Some researchers have found IS6110-like elements in some other mycobacteria such as M. smegmatis but because smegmatis do not cause TB, its clinical importance is lesser. This info was taken from "IS6110 is found in non-M. tuberculosis complex species" by Coros A, DeConno E, and Derbyshire KM, from the Wadsworth Center, NY, NY, (AMS March 7, 2008)
M smegmatis acid fast?
Yes
Is bacillus megaterium a spore or a vegetative cell?
It is an endospore former, but it will only form endospores when the environmental conditions are harsh. Thus, it can be a vegetative cell or spore depending on environemental conditions.
