and cause tuberculosis-like infection in humans and other mammals.

Bacterium morphology and staining

The bacteria are curved or straight rods. They sometimes form filaments, which fragment into bacilli or cocci once disturbed. In tissues, they form slender rods, straight or curved, or club-shaped.Short, relatively plump bacilli (rods) are seen in tissue smears, and large slender beaded rods in culture. They have no flagella

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