Which of the following statement holds good with the case of the pathogen causing tuberculosis?
A
It is a bacterium
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B
Genus name is Salmonella
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C
Spread through contaminated water
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D
Both A and B
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Solution
The correct option is A It is a bacterium
The Mycobacteriumtuberculosis bacterium causes TB. It is spread through the air when a person with TB (whose lungs are affected) coughs, sneezes, spits, laughs, or talks.
Salmonella is a genus of rod-shaped (bacillus) Gram-negative bacteria of the family Enterobacteriaceae. Salmonella typhii causes typhoid.