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What is The term ble but not cultivable is used for - and explain in detail?
It has not been possible to culture Mycobacterium leprae in vitro so far. Can be grown in the footpad of the mouse. It is a long and strenuous process and therefore considered noncultivable REF:Textbook of Microbiology, Ananthanarayan, and Paniker. Page no.: 346, 364