Corynebacterineae
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Corynebacterineae is a suborder of the Actinomycetales
, and includes most of the acid-fast
bacteria. It is a high G+C gram positive bacteria. It causes Tuberculosis and leprosy.
Actinomycetales
Actinomycetales is an order of Actinobacteria. They are very diverse and contain a variety of subdivisions as well as yet unclassified isolates. This is mainly because some genera are very difficult to classify because of a highly niche-dependent phenotype...
, and includes most of the acid-fast
Acid-fast
Acid-fastness is a physical property of certain bacteria, specifically their resistance to decolorization by acids during staining procedures.Acid-fast organisms are difficult to characterize using standard microbiological techniques Acid-fastness is a physical property of certain bacteria,...
bacteria. It is a high G+C gram positive bacteria. It causes Tuberculosis and leprosy.