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mycobacterium
/ ˌmaɪkəʊbækˈtɪərɪəm /
noun
- 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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Periplaneta australasiae Bacteria:Mycobacterium leprae, p. 123.
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