Mycobacterium tuberculosis

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Mycobacterium_tuberculosis
GPTKB entity
Statements (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Bacteria
gptkbp:acidFastStain positive
gptkbp:antibioticResistance multi-drug resistant strains exist
gptkbp:antibioticResistanceType MDR (multi-drug resistant)
XDR (extensively drug-resistant)
gptkbp:associatedWith chronic infectious disease
gptkbp:biosafetyLevel 3
high
gptkbp:biosafetyLevelRequired gptkb:BSL-3
gptkbp:cause tuberculosis
gptkbp:cellWallComponent mycolic acid
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:Robert_Koch
gptkbp:discoveredIn 1882
gptkbp:diseaseBurden high
gptkbp:domain gptkb:Bacteria
gptkbp:family gptkb:Mycobacteriaceae
gptkbp:firstGenomeSequenced 1998
gptkbp:firstGenomeSequencedStrain gptkb:H37Rv
gptkbp:genomeSize ~4.4 million base pairs
gptkbp:genus gptkb:Mycobacterium
gptkbp:gramStain Gram-positive
gptkbp:growthForm slow-growing
gptkbp:hasPlasmid no
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Mycobacterium tuberculosis
gptkbp:motility non-motile
gptkbp:operatingSystem 37°C
gptkbp:order gptkb:Actinomycetales
gptkbp:oxygenRequirement aerobic
gptkbp:pathogenicTo humans
other mammals
gptkbp:phylum gptkb:Actinobacteria
gptkbp:publicHealthConcern global
gptkbp:range narrow
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Mycobacterium_bovis
gptkb:Mycobacterium_africanum
gptkb:Mycobacterium_canettii
gptkb:Mycobacterium_caprae
gptkb:Mycobacterium_microti
gptkbp:reservoirName humans
gptkbp:shape rod-shaped
gptkbp:sporeFormation non-spore-forming
gptkbp:subspecies gptkb:Mycobacterium_tuberculosis_subsp._tuberculosis
gptkbp:taxonRank gptkb:species
gptkbp:transmissionRoute airborne droplets
gptkbp:treatment antibiotics (e.g., isoniazid, rifampicin)
gptkbp:typeStrain gptkb:H37Rv
gptkbp:vaccineAvailable gptkb:BCG_vaccine
gptkbp:WHOStatus priority pathogen
gptkbp:zoonotic low
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:BSL-3
gptkb:Bacteria
gptkb:Bovine_tuberculosis
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5