I am not sure which word is the best here for colonisation of alveoli by acid fa

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I am not sure which word is the best here for colonisation of alveoli by acid fast-mycobacteria. I found this question, and I am getting confused by the term obstruction of alveoli because I tend to relate it to COPD which is not a case here:

Which of the following is the predominant pathogenic mechanism of tuberculosis?

I think the right answer is "obstruction of alveoli by large number of acid-fast mycobacteria", but I am not sure if you can say that acid-fast mycobacteria obstruct alveoli.

Are acid-fast mycobacteria "obstructing" alveoli or just colonizing?

Explanation / Answer

Mycobacteria are on the order of 2

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