Battey bacillus is ?: (A) Klebsiella pneumoniae, (B) Mycobacteria paratuberculosis, (C) Klebsiella ozaenae, (D) Mycobacteria intracellulare
Answer is D. Ans. is 'd' i.e., Mycobacteria intracellulare . intracellulare is commonly known as the Battey bacillus because it was first identified as human pathogen at the Battey state hospital for tuberculosis, Georgia. U.S.A.