Which of the following statements is NOT accurate about Myco

Which of the following statements is NOT accurate about Mycobacterium tuberculosis?

QUESTION 1 Mycobacterium tuberculosis Which of the following statements is NOT accurate about M. tuberculosis contains mycolic acid in it\'s cell wall. M. tuberculosis is very slow growing and may take 2-6 weeks to culture visible colonies. M. tuberculosis generally colonizes the lungs but may spread to other organs M. tuberculosis is the only bacteria known to stain by the Acid Fast Staining method. QUESTION 2 Which of the following risk factors is NOT responsible for causing a latent TB infection to become active TB disease? RapidM. tuberculosis replication and multiplication in the anaerobic granuloma Aging HIV co-infection Poor living conditions such as malnutrition, bad air quality, and lack of health care

Solution

Mycobacteriym tuberculosis is the causative agent for tuberculosis.

Answer for Question 1

M. tuberculosis is the only bacteria known to stain by Acid Fast Staining method.

Answer for Question 2

Rapid M. tuberculosis replication and multiplication in the anaerobic granuloma

Answer for Question 3:

M. tuberculosis can remain latent and undetected in the Macrophage.