Mycobacterium bovis
E462931
Mycobacterium bovis is a slow-growing, pathogenic bacterium that primarily causes tuberculosis in cattle and can infect humans, and it serves as the basis for the widely used BCG vaccine.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mycobacterium bovis BCG | 1 |
| Mycobacterium caprae | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bacterial species
ⓘ
pathogenic bacterium ⓘ |
| acidFastStaining | Ziehl–Neelsen positive ⓘ |
| basisOf | BCG vaccine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| biosafetyLevel | BSL-3 ⓘ |
| canInfect |
badgers
ⓘ
deer ⓘ goats ⓘ pigs ⓘ |
| causesDisease |
bovine tuberculosis
ⓘ
zoonotic tuberculosis ⓘ |
| cellEnvelopeFeature | high lipid content ⓘ |
| cellWallType | mycolic-acid-rich ⓘ |
| controlStrategy |
pasteurization of milk
ⓘ
test-and-slaughter in cattle ⓘ |
| diagnosticMethod |
culture and PCR from clinical samples
ⓘ
interferon-gamma release assay in cattle ⓘ tuberculin skin test in cattle ⓘ |
| discoveredBy |
Albert Calmette
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Camille Guérin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| domain | Bacteria ⓘ |
| family | Mycobacteriaceae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genus | Mycobacterium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gramStain | acid-fast ⓘ |
| growthMedium | Lowenstein–Jensen medium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| growthRate | slow-growing ⓘ |
| memberOf | Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| motility | non-motile ⓘ |
| notableStrain | Mycobacterium bovis BCG NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| order | Corynebacteriales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oxygenRequirement | aerobic ⓘ |
| pathogenicFor |
cattle
ⓘ
humans ⓘ wildlife ⓘ |
| phylum | Actinobacteria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryHost | cattle ⓘ |
| publicHealthConcern | zoonotic tuberculosis in low-resource settings ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Mycobacterium tuberculosis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| resistantTo | pyrazinamide ⓘ |
| shape | rod-shaped ⓘ |
| sporeFormation | non-spore-forming ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| transmissionRoute |
aerosol inhalation
ⓘ
ingestion of contaminated milk ⓘ |
| treatment |
isoniazid-based regimens
ⓘ
rifampicin-based regimens ⓘ |
| usedFor | production of Bacillus Calmette–Guérin vaccine ⓘ |
| vaccineTypeDerived | live attenuated vaccine ⓘ |
| zoonotic | true ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Mycobacterium bovis BCG
this entity surface form:
Mycobacterium caprae