Mycobacterium Tuberculosis | Presentation

MYCOBACTERIU
M
TUBERCULOSIS
( N A M E O F T H E S T U D E N T )

DEFINITION OF THE
MICROORGANISM
• As mentioned by Williams and Orme(2016),
Mycobacterium
tuberculosis is an acid fast obligate aerobe, with thin rod
shaped structure and non motile in nature.
• Mycobacterium is a genus and as per Melendez et al. (2016),
this genus is present within the actinomycetales order which is
involved in critical health conditions such as tuberculosis and
leprosy.
• The name of the bacteria is given after the mycolic acid waxes
which is present in the cell wall of this bacteria, making it
unique (Williams & Orme, 2016).

TAXONOMIC
CLASSIFICATION
• Kingdom: Bacteria
• Phylum: Actinobacetria
• Order: Actinomycetales
• Suborder: Corynebacterineae
• Family: Mycobacteriaceae
• Genus: Mycobacterium
• Species: Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Azé et al., 2015)

SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS
• Persistent cough (for more than three weeks)
• Fever
• Fatigue
• Harsh weight loss
• Night sweat
• Chest congestion and pain
• Chills
• Blood in cough
• Lack of appetite