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. 2020 Sep;13(9):1255-1264.
doi: 10.1016/j.jiph.2020.06.023. Epub 2020 Jul 13.

Features of the biochemistry of Mycobacterium smegmatis, as a possible model for Mycobacterium tuberculosis

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Features of the biochemistry of Mycobacterium smegmatis, as a possible model for Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Joseph Antony Sundarsingh T et al. J Infect Public Health. 2020 Sep.
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Abstract

An alternate host for mycobacteria is Mycobacterium smegmatis which is used frequently. It is a directly budding eco-friendly organism not emulated as human infection. It is mainly useful for the investigation of various microorganisms in the sort of Mycobacteria in cell culture laboratories. Some Mycobacterium species groups that is normal, unsafe ailments, likely to Mycobacterium leprae, Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Mycobacterium bovis. At present, various laboratories are clean and culture this type of species to make an opinion that fascinating route of harmful Mycobacteria. This publication provides aggregate data on cell shape, genome studies, ecology, pathology and utilization of M. smegmatis.

Keywords: Applications; Cell shape; Ecology; Pathology; Substitute host.

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