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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British Dictionary definitions for mycobacterium

mycobacterium

/ (ˌmaɪkəʊbækˈtɪərɪəm) /

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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Medicine definitions for mycobacterium (1 of 2)

mycobacterium

[ mī′kō-băk-tîr′ē-əm ]

n.

Any of various slender rod-shaped aerobic bacteria of the genus Mycobacterium, which includes the bacteria that cause tuberculosis and leprosy.

Medicine definitions for mycobacterium (2 of 2)

Mycobacterium

n.

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