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Mycobacteriaceae

Tubercle Bacterium

Mycobacterium tuberculosis

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Tennessee.January 2, February 3, March 3, April 5, May 5, June 3, July 2, August 2, September 3, October 3, November 2, December 2.
United States69
Tennessee35
Minnesota22
Canada19
Ontario15
Alabama4
Quebec4
New Jersey3
Illinois2
North Carolina2

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Classification

KingdomBacteria · Bacteria
Phylumactinobacteria · Actinobacteria
OrderActinomycetales
FamilyMycobacteriaceae
GenusTuberculosis · Mycobacterium

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