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mycobacterium

/ (ˌmaɪkəʊbækˈtɪərɪəm) /
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noun plural -ria (-rɪə)
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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Words nearby mycobacterium

mycetophagous, mycetozoan, -mycin, myco-, mycobacteria, mycobacterium, mycobiont, mycocecidium, mycoflora, mycogenous, mycol.
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