Mycobacterium Tuberculosis is Very Difficult to Stain Because of The

Question

Mycobacterium tuberculosis is very difficult to stain because of the
A) presence of ribosomes in the cytoplasm.
B) location of the DNA within the cell.
C) large amounts of a waxlike lipids present in its cell wall.
D) lack of a cell wall.

Accepted Answer

Mycobacterium tuberculosis has a cell wall that contains a high amount of waxlike lipids called mycolic acids, making it difficult to stain with traditional laboratory techniques such as Gram staining.