Describe the appearance of the mycobacterium on a plate. with what cell component does this correlate?

The appearance of the mycobacterium is like rod shaped.

Explanation:

The structure of mycobacterium is rod liked and it is purple in color. The meaning of the word mycobacterium is fungus bacteria because it resembles with the fungus in its structure and appearance. Cell wall is the cell component which correlate with mycobacterium. The structure of cell wall is thick and made up of several layers of peptidoglycan which is formed from sugar and amino acid molecules.