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Mycobacteriaceae

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Noun1.Mycobacteriaceae - a family of bacteria
family Mycobacteriaceae
bacteria family - a family of bacteria
Actinomycetales, order Actinomycetales - filamentous or rod-shaped bacteria
genus Mycobacterium - nonmotile Gram-positive aerobic bacteria
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be etymologia Mycobacterium [mi'-ko-bak-ter-eam], from the Greek--myces (fungus) and bakterion (little rod) The Only genus of bacteria in the family Mycobacteriaceae.
Mycobacterium ulcerans disease, Peru by Guerra, Humberto; Palomino, Juan Carlos; Falconi, Eduardo; Bravo, Francisco; Donaires, Ninoska; Van / Emerging Infectious Diseases
Introduction Tuberculosis, a disease caused by acid- and alcohol-fast bacilli of the family Mycobacteriaceae (Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Mycobacterium bovis, Mycobacterium microti, and Mycobacterium africanum), is one of the earliest diseases known to affect humans.
Primary nasal tuberculosis: a case report by Ghorpade, Kanchanmala / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal
 
 
 
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