Mycobacterium

What toxins and other virulence factors does Mycobacterium have?

What samples do we use for testing?

What is the staining method we use?

What are cultivation methods for Mycobacterium?

Name 3 selective mediums for Mycobacterium.
Which is the most common?

Is Mycobacterium sensitive or resistant usually?

What is the microscopic appearance?

Is it resistant to acid or alcohol? If yes WHY?

What are the 2 types of colonies?

What kind of animals does it affect?

Which strain is not pathogenic?

Which strain is motile? What are other different characteristics?

What happened in 1952?

1892?

Describe the tubercles created by Mycobacterium

Can M.marinum affect the lungs?

What tissue does M.bovis affect?

Which species infect humans?

Which species infect only animals?

Which species infects animals and can spread to humans?

Which strain causes Hansen's disease?

What is Leprosy?

What are the methods for detecting and differentiating the mycobacterium strains?

Is leprosy treatable?

What does M.avium sbsp paratuberculosis cause?

Which strain affects ONLY ruminants mainly cows (sheep and goats as well)?

Which strain can break the interspecies barrier and be transmitted between almost all species?

What does M.bovis cause? How is it transmitted?

Who are more susceptible to TB?

Which strain causes TB?

Can TB be treated?

What are typical symptoms of TB?

If you are infected with TB you can always spread the infection through the air.

What test do we perform on Mycobacterium? Results?

Why is Gram staining not very helpful for Mycobacterium?

Which strain causes only skin infections?

Mycobacterium is known for not producing any toxins or enzymes. What does it produce however to facilitate its growth and replication in the cell?

Which test is important for identification of Mycobacteria at species level?

Which strain can be transmitted to humans through water and contact with fish?

Which mycobacterium also has effects on GIT?