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*Includes obligate pathogens, opportunistic pathogens and saprophytes
 
*Includes obligate pathogens, opportunistic pathogens and saprophytes
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*Cause chronic, progressive, granulomatous infections
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*Cause tuberculosis, Johne's disease and feline leprosy
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*Environmental species found in soil, vegetation and water
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===Characteristics===
 
===Characteristics===
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*Cell walls contain mycolic acid
 
*Cell walls contain mycolic acid
 
*Require egg-based media for growth
 
*Require egg-based media for growth
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*Slow-growing colonies
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*Resistant to disinfectants and environmental conditions; susceptible to pasteurisation
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===Identification===
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*Identified by Ziehl-Neelson staining
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*Differentiated by culture, biochemical tests, chromatography and molecular techniques
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*Pathogenic species require at least three weeks for growth on egg-based media
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===Clinical infections===
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===Bovine tuberculosis===
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*Epidemiology
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**World-wide disease caused by ''M. bovis''
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**Aerosol transmission between cattle kept in close contact
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**Transmission to calves via ingestion od contaminated milk
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**Wildlife reservoirs include badgers and possibly deer in the Europe
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*Pathogenesis and pathogenicity===
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