Mycobacterium bovis
mycobacterium-bovis-1753004278980-547815
Description
Mycobacterium bovis is a slow-growing aerobic bacterium and the causative agent of tuberculosis in cattle. It is related to Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the bacterium which causes tuberculosis in humans. M. bovis can jump the species barrier and cause tuberculosis-like infection in humans and other mammals.
ID: mycobacterium-bovis-1753004278980-547815
