What bacterial pathogen is the causative agent of pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) in humans?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: A. Mycobacterium tuberculosis
- Step 1: Tuberculosis is a chronic infectious bacterial disease primarily affecting lungs, caused by the acid-fast rod-shaped bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Answer: Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Why not the others: Vibrio cholerae causes cholera; Salmonella typhi causes typhoid; Corynebacterium diphtheriae causes diphtheria.
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