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Mycobacterium  tuberculosis ATCC 25177
Section: 1 No: 15
Lineage: Actinobacteria, Actinobacteria, Actinobacteridae, Actinomycetales, Corynebacterineae, Mycobacteriaceae
Contributor: H. Nishimura

Causative agent of tuberculosis. Gram-positive rod forming short filaments of chains of cells in the sputum of patients.

References:
Zopf, W.: Die Spaltpilze, Edward Trewendt, Breslau, 1883, pp. 1-100
Lehmann, K.B. & Neumann, R.: Atlas und Grundriss der Bakteriologie und Lehrbuch der speziellen bakteriologischen Diagnostik. 1st. ed. J.F. LEHMANN, Munchen, 1896

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