V. Omote, H. Ukwamedua, Johnson Etaghene, M. Oseji, I. Agwai
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Abstract
Tuberculosis (TB) a chronic pulmonary disease caused by a group of non-motile, rod-shaded, aerobic and acid fast bacteria called the Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Complex (MTC),1 is known to currently infect about one-third of the world’s population with a new infection recorded every second.2 Members of the MTC includes Mycobacteriun tuberculosis, Mycobacterium bovis, Mycobacterium africanum, Mycobacterium microfti and Mycobacterium canetti3