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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.
my′co·bac·ter′i·al adj.
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Noun1.mycobacteria - rod-shaped bacteria some saprophytic or causing diseases
mycobacterium
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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