Mycobacterium leprae
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MICROBIOLOGY
- Acid-fast bacillus (AFB) morphologically resembles tubercle bacillus.
- Slow-growing. Obligate intracellular pathogen, average doubling time ~2 weeks. Cannot culture in the microbiology lab.
- Armadillos and immunocompromised mice used to grow M. leprae for research purposes.
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MICROBIOLOGY
- Acid-fast bacillus (AFB) morphologically resembles tubercle bacillus.
- Slow-growing. Obligate intracellular pathogen, average doubling time ~2 weeks. Cannot culture in the microbiology lab.
- Armadillos and immunocompromised mice used to grow M. leprae for research purposes.
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