Of the following species of mycobacterium, which causes a chronic disease of the skin, mucous membranes, and nerve tissue and has not yet been cultivated in vitro?

Of the following species of mycobacterium, which causes a chronic disease of the skin, mucous membranes, and nerve tissue and has not yet been cultivated in vitro?



A. Mycobacterium leprae
B. Mycobacterium murium
C. Mycobacterium phlei
D. Mycobacterium paratuberculosis


Answer: A. Mycobacterium leprae


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