A microbiologist is checking the mycobacteria cultures.She notices growth in one tube of Löwenstein-Jensen (LJ) that is a buff color, rough, and seems arranged in a cord.It has taken these organisms 4 weeks to grow.What is the most probable organism?

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Colonies of M.tuberculosis that are rough also exhibit a prominent patterned texture referred to as cording; this texture is the result of tight cohesion of the bacilli.M.tuberculosis has a generation time of 20 to 22 hours and generally grows in culture in approximately 26 days.

A Microbiologist Is Checking the Mycobacteria Cultures