noun Etymology: New Latin Date: 1909 any of a genus ( Mycobacterium ) of nonmotile aerobic acid-fast bacteria that include numerous saprophytes and the pathogens causing tuberculosis and leprosy, mycobacterial adjective
MYCOBACTERIUM
Meaning of MYCOBACTERIUM in English
Merriam Webster. Explanatory English dictionary Merriam Webster. Толковый словарь английского языка Мерриам-Уэбстер. 2012