mycobacteria

[ mahy-koh-bak-teer-ee-uh ]

/ ˌmaɪ koʊ bækˈtɪər i ə /

plural noun, singular my·co·bac·te·ri·um [mahy-koh-bak-teer-ee-uh m] /ˌmaɪ koʊ bækˈtɪər i əm/. Bacteriology.

rod-shaped aerobic bacteria of the genus Mycobacterium, certain species of which, as M. tuberculosis, are pathogenic for humans and animals.

Nearby words

mycetoma, mycetophagous, mycetozoan, mycid, myco-, mycobacteria, mycobacteriosis, mycobacterium, mycobacterium balnei, mycobacterium kansasii, mycobacterium leprae

Origin of mycobacteria

< New Latin (1896); see myco-, bacteria

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