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tubercle bacillus
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tubercle bacillus
n.
A rod-shaped aerobic bacterium (Mycobacterium tuberculosis) that causes tuberculosis.

tubercle bacillus
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) a rodlike Gram-positive bacterium, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, that causes tuberculosis: family Mycobacteriaceae
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Noun1.tubercle bacillus - cause of tuberculosistubercle bacillus - cause of tuberculosis                
mycobacteria, mycobacterium - rod-shaped bacteria some saprophytic or causing diseases


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bactericidal for extracellular (including cavity) tubercle bacilli through a direct action of inhibiting protein synthesis.
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