Name the causative micro-organisms of the following (3)
1.) Tuberculosis
2.) Polio
3.) Rust of wheat
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Answer:
1. Tuberculosis (TB) is caused by a type of bacterium called Mycobacterium tuberculosis. It's spread when a person with active TB disease in their lungs coughs or sneezes and someone else inhales the expelled droplets, which contain TB bacteria.
Symptoms: Cough
2. Poliovirus, the causative agent of polio (also known as poliomyelitis), is a serotype of the species Enterovirus C, in the family of Picornaviridae. Poliovirus is composed of an RNA genome and a protein capsid. The genome is a single-stranded positive-sense RNA genome that is about 7500 nucleotides long.
Virus: Poliovirus
Species: Enterovirus C
Family: Picornaviridae
3. Puccinia triticina -
The Causative microorganism which causes rust disease in wheat is a fungus named Puccinia triticina.
Answer:
1)Bacteria
2)Virus
3)Fungi
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