Tuberculosis Bacteria (IMAGE)

Max-Planck-Gesellschaft

Tuberculosis Bacteria

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The most important tuberculosis pathogen, the bacterium Mycobakterium tuberculosis, divides itself every 16 to 20 hours. In comparison to other bacteria, which divide themselves in the space of minutes, this is extremely slow.

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Brinkmann/Schaible, MPI for Infection Biology

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