Question

tuberculosis from consumption to molecular diagnosis

1. all of the following are associated with the organism that causes tuberculosis except

a ○ acid fast
b ○ organism name is mycoplasma tuberculosis
c ○ small bacillus
d ○ very slow to grow in culture

Explanation:

The organism that causes tuberculosis is Mycobacterium tuberculosis, not Mycoplasma tuberculosis. Mycobacterium tuberculosis is an acid - fast small bacillus and is slow - growing in culture.

Answer:

B. organism name is Mycoplasma tuberculosis