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Mycobacterium tuberculosis

species of bacterium
Taxon taxon Q130971
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Summary

Mycobacterium tuberculosis is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.48% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,187 views/month, #943 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Mycobacterium tuberculosis's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Mycobacterium tuberculosis is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Mycobacterium tuberculosis is classified within Mycobacterium[5].
  • Mycobacterium tuberculosis's scientific name is Mycobacterium tuberculosis[6].
  • Mycobacterium tuberculosis's Commons category is recorded as Mycobacterium tuberculosis[7].
  • Mycobacterium tuberculosis's has effect is recorded as tuberculosis[8].
  • Mycobacterium tuberculosis's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'M. tuberculosis'}[9].
  • Mycobacterium tuberculosis is commonly known as {'lang': 'et', 'text': 'Kochi kepike'}[10].
  • Mycobacterium tuberculosis is commonly known as {'lang': 'et', 'text': 'Tuberkuloosi mükobakter'}[11].
  • Mycobacterium tuberculosis is commonly known as {'lang': 'et', 'text': 'Tuberkuloosibakter'}[12].
  • Mycobacterium tuberculosis is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '結核桿菌'}[13].
  • Mycobacterium tuberculosis's LPSN URL is recorded as https://lpsn.dsmz.de/species/mycobacterium-tuberculosis[14].
  • Mycobacterium tuberculosis's Gram staining is recorded as gram-positive bacteria[15].
  • Mycobacterium tuberculosis's exact match is recorded as http://cat.aii.caas.cn/concept/23162[16].
  • Mycobacterium tuberculosis's exact match is recorded as http://cat.aii.caas.cn/concept/23163[17].
  • Mycobacterium tuberculosis's exact match is recorded as http://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/15007[18].

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Classification

Mycobacterium tuberculosis's scientific name is Mycobacterium tuberculosis[6]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Mycobacterium[5]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'et', 'text': 'Kochi kepike'}[10], {'lang': 'et', 'text': 'Tuberkuloosi mükobakter'}[11], {'lang': 'et', 'text': 'Tuberkuloosibakter'}[12], and {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '結核桿菌'}[13].

Identifiers

Mycobacterium tuberculosis's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 552103[19]. Mycobacterium tuberculosis's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 1773[20]. Mycobacterium tuberculosis's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 6385875[21]. Mycobacterium tuberculosis's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 3225140[22]. Mycobacterium tuberculosis's ITIS TSN is recorded as 963806[23].

Why It Matters

Mycobacterium tuberculosis ranks in the top 0.48% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,187 views/month, #943 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] It is known by 39 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [20] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [23] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [21] ↑ . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [22] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] ↑ . Disease Ontology. cdc.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] ↑ . LPSN. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] ↑ . AGROVOC. Retrieved . agrovoc.uniroma2.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [17] ↑ . AGROVOC. Retrieved . agrovoc.uniroma2.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [18] ↑ . AGROVOC. Retrieved . agrovoc.uniroma2.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [24] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [25] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has effect → tuberculosis
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