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Why is it called a "myco"bacterium? Isn't "myco" the radical for fungi? - Thanks —Preceding unsigned comment added by 201.8.16.151 ( talk • contribs)
I have a book that says the same thing —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.13.64.91 ( talk) 12:10, 3 February 2010 (UTC)
We were told the same thing in Spain during our microbiology lectures: mycobacteria were thought to be "like fungi", which gave them their name. The discovery of the waxy components of the wall is probably much newer than the name. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 87.221.9.206 ( talk) 15:01, 20 June 2010 (UTC)
It's a Greek word, not a Latin word. The 'y' is a clue. Even with neologisms which the Greco-Romans would never have used, Latin spelling and endings are used even to translate Greek words. I know of no such use of 'wax', and am not convinced this is the origin of 'mycolic', so in light of all this I'll delete that reference from the article. Harsimaja ( talk) 02:29, 22 August 2011 (UTC)
If someone has a minute to look at that article, it needs wikifying and a lot of expanding. Itsmejudith ( talk) 13:23, 18 March 2008 (UTC)
M. miroti is also in the M. tuberculosis complex. This is not indicated in the list. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 150.142.232.4 ( talk) 15:58, 4 June 2008 (UTC) vcb
Where does this assumption come from ? I would regard this with great skepticism. XApple ( talk) 12:53, 5 June 2008 (UTC)
It can't be Gram stained with normal techniques as it has no cell wall, so acid-fast staining is used. This gives a result, so saying it is neither gram positive or negative is untrue, right? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.13.64.91 ( talk) 12:11, 3 February 2010 (UTC)
They do have a cell wall —Preceding unsigned comment added by 59.92.77.54 ( talk) 03:22, 8 December 2010 (UTC) bv
The article states that mycobateria have no capsule. I thought it was widely known that they do have a capsule containing a-glucan? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 130.37.210.210 ( talk) 12:15, 28 June 2011 (UTC)
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Can someone explain this to me 107.77.227.110 ( talk) 05:03, 7 June 2022 (UTC)
I'm just a regular guy but I'm assuming that M. chitae and M. fallax aren't part of the cystic fibrosis group of mycobacteria 211.21.129.76 ( talk) 09:41, 2 August 2022 (UTC)
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Why is it called a "myco"bacterium? Isn't "myco" the radical for fungi? - Thanks —Preceding unsigned comment added by 201.8.16.151 ( talk • contribs)
I have a book that says the same thing —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.13.64.91 ( talk) 12:10, 3 February 2010 (UTC)
We were told the same thing in Spain during our microbiology lectures: mycobacteria were thought to be "like fungi", which gave them their name. The discovery of the waxy components of the wall is probably much newer than the name. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 87.221.9.206 ( talk) 15:01, 20 June 2010 (UTC)
It's a Greek word, not a Latin word. The 'y' is a clue. Even with neologisms which the Greco-Romans would never have used, Latin spelling and endings are used even to translate Greek words. I know of no such use of 'wax', and am not convinced this is the origin of 'mycolic', so in light of all this I'll delete that reference from the article. Harsimaja ( talk) 02:29, 22 August 2011 (UTC)
If someone has a minute to look at that article, it needs wikifying and a lot of expanding. Itsmejudith ( talk) 13:23, 18 March 2008 (UTC)
M. miroti is also in the M. tuberculosis complex. This is not indicated in the list. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 150.142.232.4 ( talk) 15:58, 4 June 2008 (UTC) vcb
Where does this assumption come from ? I would regard this with great skepticism. XApple ( talk) 12:53, 5 June 2008 (UTC)
It can't be Gram stained with normal techniques as it has no cell wall, so acid-fast staining is used. This gives a result, so saying it is neither gram positive or negative is untrue, right? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.13.64.91 ( talk) 12:11, 3 February 2010 (UTC)
They do have a cell wall —Preceding unsigned comment added by 59.92.77.54 ( talk) 03:22, 8 December 2010 (UTC) bv
The article states that mycobateria have no capsule. I thought it was widely known that they do have a capsule containing a-glucan? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 130.37.210.210 ( talk) 12:15, 28 June 2011 (UTC)
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Can someone explain this to me 107.77.227.110 ( talk) 05:03, 7 June 2022 (UTC)
I'm just a regular guy but I'm assuming that M. chitae and M. fallax aren't part of the cystic fibrosis group of mycobacteria 211.21.129.76 ( talk) 09:41, 2 August 2022 (UTC)
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I'll get to this in the next few days. Ealdgyth ( talk) 14:50, 16 February 2023 (UTC)
Looks good, passing this now. Ealdgyth ( talk) 13:32, 27 February 2023 (UTC)