my·co·bac·te·ri·um (m  k -b k-tîr  - m)n. pl. my·co·bac·te·ri·a (-tîr -) Any of various slender, rod-shaped, aerobic bacteria of the genus Mycobacterium, which includes the bacteria that cause tuberculosis and leprosy. my co·bac·teri·al adj. |
mycobacterium [ˌmaɪkəʊbækˈtɪərɪəm]
n pl -ria [-rɪə]
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Microbiology) any of the rod-shaped Gram-positive bacteria of the genus Mycobacterium, some of which cause human diseases, such as tuberculosis and leprosy
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| Noun | 1. | mycobacterium - rod-shaped bacteria some saprophytic or causing diseases eubacteria, eubacterium, true bacteria - a large group of bacteria having rigid cell walls; motile types have flagella genus Mycobacterium - nonmotile Gram-positive aerobic bacteria Mycobacterium tuberculosis, tubercle bacillus - cause of tuberculosis leprosy bacillus, Mycobacterium leprae - cause of leprosy |
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