mycobacterium

/ ˌmaɪkəʊbækˈtɪərɪəm /

noun

1. any of the rod-shaped Gram-positive bacteria of the genus Mycobacterium , some of which cause human diseases, such as tuberculosis and leprosy

Example Sentences

In the summer of 2018 Molly was diagnosed with mycobacterium chelonae, a bacterial infection in her line that she later discovered came from the hospital environment.

From BBC

Caused by bacteria mycobacterium tuberculosis, tuberculosis disease is spread through the air.

From Los Angeles Times

He and his colleagues were building a library of the proteins that make up the mycobacterium that causes TB.

From Salon

Both were exposed to mycobacterium abscessus, likely to have come from the site's water supply.

From BBC

He squints into microscopes looking for the rod-shaped mycobacterium leprae cells that drive this disease.

From New York Times