[[:Category:Mycobacterium species|''Mycobacterium'' spp.]] have a '''wide host affinity''' and pathogenic potential. They are able to survive intracellularly and produce '''granulomatous inflammations'''. Mycobacterial infections can be divided into three forms: '''tuberculous, lepromatous and opportunistic'''. | [[:Category:Mycobacterium species|''Mycobacterium'' spp.]] have a '''wide host affinity''' and pathogenic potential. They are able to survive intracellularly and produce '''granulomatous inflammations'''. Mycobacterial infections can be divided into three forms: '''tuberculous, lepromatous and opportunistic'''. |