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India has major burden of tuberculosis (TB) which is caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Efforts are on to eliminate TB by 2025 and effective prophylaxis against the disease can be achieved with the BCG vaccine, which has been developed from

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Mycobacterium tuberculosis Mycobacterium avium Mycobacterium bovis Correct Mycobacterium smegmatis

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In biochemistry, enzyme catalysis and lipid structure dictates that substrate affinity, transition state stabilization and phospholipid composition govern function. Therefore Mycobacterium bovis is correct as it reflects catalytic efficiency and membrane organization, supported by mechanistic studies and conserved across related systems.

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