Toxic effect of sodium hydroxide on tubercle bacilli.
1952
D YEGIAN, and
V BUDD
UI
MeSH Term
Description
Entries
D009169
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
A species of gram-positive, aerobic bacteria that produces TUBERCULOSIS in humans, other primates, CATTLE; DOGS; and some other animals which have contact with humans. Growth tends to be in serpentine, cordlike masses in which the bacilli show a parallel orientation.
Mycobacterium tuberculosis H37Rv
D006094
Gram-Positive Bacteria
Bacteria which retain the crystal violet stain when treated by Gram's method.
Gram Positive Bacteria
D006878
Hydroxides
Inorganic compounds that contain the OH- group.
D001407
Bacillus
A genus of BACILLACEAE that are spore-forming, rod-shaped cells. Most species are saprophytic soil forms with only a few species being pathogenic.
Bacillus bacterium
D012972
Sodium Hydroxide
A highly caustic substance that is used to neutralize acids and make sodium salts. (From Merck Index, 11th ed)