mycobacterium

my·co·bac·te·ri·um

 (mī′kō-băk-tîr′ē-əm)

n. pl. my·co·bac·te·ri·a (-tîr′ē-ə)

Any of various rod-shaped, aerobic, often pathogenic bacteria of the genus Mycobacterium, including the causative agents of tuberculosis and leprosy.

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my′co·bac·ter′i·al adj.

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mycobacterium

(ˌmaɪkəʊbækˈtɪərɪəm)

n, pl -ria (-rɪə)

(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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my•co•bac•te•ri•um

(ˌmaɪ koʊ bækˈtɪər i əm)

n., pl. -te•ri•a (-ˈtɪər i ə)

any of several rod-shaped aerobic bacteria of the genus Mycobacterium, certain species of which, as M. tuberculosis, are pathogenic.

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Noun

1.

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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Translations

mycobacterium

n. L. Mycobacterium, especie de bacterias gram-positivas en forma de bastoncillo que incluyen bacterias causantes de la lepra y la tuberculosis.

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