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→Mycobacterium tuberculosis
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*May mimic a malignancy. | *May mimic a malignancy. | ||
*Strong association with [[HIV]]. | *Strong association with [[HIV]]. | ||
*TB has characteristics of Gram positive and Gram negative bacteria.<ref name=pmid12356459>{{Cite journal | last1 = Fu | first1 = LM. | last2 = Fu-Liu | first2 = CS. | title = Is Mycobacterium tuberculosis a closer relative to Gram-positive or Gram-negative bacterial pathogens? | journal = Tuberculosis (Edinb) | volume = 82 | issue = 2-3 | pages = 85-90 | month = | year = 2002 | doi = | PMID = 12356459 }}</ref> | |||
**Genetically closer to Gram negative microorganism than Gram positive organisms - when the whole genome is considered.<ref name=pmid12143965>{{Cite journal | last1 = Fu | first1 = LM. | last2 = Fu-Liu | first2 = CS. | title = Genome comparison of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and other bacteria. | journal = OMICS | volume = 6 | issue = 2 | pages = 199-206 | month = | year = 2002 | doi = 10.1089/153623102760092797 | PMID = 12143965 }}</ref> | |||
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