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mycobacterium
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my·co·bac·te·ri·um  (mk-bk-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.
myco·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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Noun1.mycobacterium - rod-shaped bacteria some saprophytic or causing diseases
mycobacteria
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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