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What type of microorganism causes tuberculosis?
The bacteria that causes tuberculosis is mycobacterium tuberculosis an acid fast bacteria
What causes turbeculosis?
Tuberculosis is caused by an acid-fast bacteria called Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
Why mycobacterium tuberculosis is known as afb?
AFB= Acid Fast Bacillus
Can you provide some examples of acid-fast bacilli?
Some examples of acid-fast bacilli include Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Mycobacterium leprae, and Nocardia species.
What are examples of acid-fast organisms?
Examples of acid-fast organisms include Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Mycobacterium leprae, and Nocardia species. Acid-fast staining is a technique used to detect these bacteria, as they have a waxy substance in their cell walls that makes them resistant to standard staining methods.
Human diseases caused by acid fast bacteria?
diseases in the Mycobacterium genus Tuberculosis, leprosy etc.
Acid fast sputum?
Acid-fast sputum refers to a sample of sputum that is stained using a special acid-fast stain to detect acid-fast bacteria, such as Mycobacterium tuberculosis. This staining technique helps in diagnosing diseases like tuberculosis by identifying the presence of these specific bacteria in the sputum sample.
What bacteria is used in acid-fast staining?
Mycobacterium species, such as Mycobacterium tuberculosis, are the bacteria commonly used in acid-fast staining due to their high lipid content in the cell wall, which makes them resistant to destaining with acid-alcohol solutions. This characteristic allows them to retain the primary stain, carbol fuchsin, and appear "acid-fast" red under the microscope.
Which specific Mycobacterium organism was Ehrlich trying to stain when he developed the acid-fast stain?
Ehrlich was trying to stain Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the bacterium that causes tuberculosis. The acid-fast stain he developed allows for the visualization of the unique cell wall properties of this bacterium, which resists conventional staining methods.
M smegmatis acid fast?
Mycobacterium smegmatis is a fast-growing species of mycobacteria, but it is not acid-fast like the pathogenic mycobacteria such as Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Acid-fast staining is a characteristic feature of mycobacteria that have a waxy lipid layer in their cell wall, which makes them resistant to staining by conventional methods.
Is M. tuberculosis acid fast or non-acid fast?
Mycobacterium tuberculosis is an acid fast bacterium. It has a high concentration of mycolic acids in the plasma membrane which prevent its staining by typical Gram stain methods. It must be stained with a procedure containing an acid decolorizing step to best visualize it under the microscope (Ziehl Nielson or Kinyon Methods). It resists decolorization with the acid, which is where the term "Acid Fast" comes from....
What is the specific diagnostic value of acid-fast stain?
Acid-fast stain is specifically used to detect mycobacteria, such as Mycobacterium tuberculosis, which are resistant to decolorization by acid-alcohol after staining with carbol fuchsin. This staining technique helps in the diagnosis of tuberculosis and other mycobacterial infections.
