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mycobacteria

[mahy-koh-bak-teer-ee-uh]
plural noun, singular my·co·bac·te·ri·um [mahy-koh-bak-teer-ee-uh m] /ˌmaɪ koʊ bækˈtɪər i əm/. Bacteriology.
  1. rod-shaped aerobic bacteria of the genus Mycobacterium, certain species of which, as M. tuberculosis, are pathogenic for humans and animals.
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Origin of mycobacteria

< New Latin (1896); see myco-, bacteria
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British Dictionary definitions for mycobacterium

mycobacterium

noun plural -ria (-rɪə)
  1. 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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mycobacterium in Medicine

mycobacterium

(mī′kō-băk-tîr′ē-əm)
n.
  1. Any of various slender rod-shaped aerobic bacteria of the genus Mycobacterium, which includes the bacteria that cause tuberculosis and leprosy.
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Mycobacterium

n.
  1. A genus of aerobic, nonmotile bacteria containing gram-positive rods and including both parasitic and saprophytic species.
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