
                The most important causative agent of tuberculosis (TB) is Mycobacterium tuberculosis. M. tuberculosis, together with M. bovis, M. africanum and M. microti, form the ‘M. tuberculosis complex’, which is a group within the genus Mycobacterium.

                L’agent responsable de la tuberculose le plus important est Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Associée à M. bovis, M. africanum et M. microti, M. tuberculosis forme le «complexe M. tuberculosis», un groupe appartenant au genre Mycobacterium