The bacterium is aerobic and non-spore forming1,2. An important feature of M. tuberculosis is that after infection it can remain latent in the body for a long time (even lifelong).
Bakterija je aerobna in nesporogena 1,2. Pomembna lastnost bakterije M. tuberculosis je, da lahko po okužbi v telesu zelo dolgo ostane latentna (celo doživljenjsko).