Question

Which of the following is not a characteristic of Mycobacterium tuberculosis?

Group of answer choices

Multi-drug-resistant strains have emerged

It causes tubercles to form that on calcification form Ghon complexes

It produces mycolic acid, which protects the bacterium from host defenses

It is a spore-forming obligate aerobic rod

It is responsible for more deaths than any other pathogen

Answer 1

This is not a characteristic of Mycobacterium tuberculosis; It is a spore-forming obligate aerobic rod.

The reason this answer is selected is because Mycobacterium tuberculosis is a non-spore forming, rod shaped, non motile bacteria.

All the other points such as It is responsible for more deaths than any other pathogen, Multi-drug-resistant strains have emerged, It causes tubercles to form that on calcification form Ghon complexes and It produces mycolic acid, which protects the bacterium from host defenses are all characteristics of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis.