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Mycobacterium species share a characteristic cell wall, thicker than in many other bacteria, which is hydrophobic, waxy, and rich in mycolic acids/mycolates. The cell wall makes a substantial contribution to the hardiness of this genus.
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It is due to the unusual unique nature of its cell wall which contains a large amount of lipids such as mycolic acid and cord factor, most bacterial walls are mainly composed of peptidoglycans but in Mycobacterium tuberculosis it is 60% lipids. This is also what makes it so virulent
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