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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 Mycobacterium tuberculosis 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.
So. the correct answer is 'It is a bacterium'.

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