n.
Pronunciation: ˌ m ī -k ō -bak- ' tir- ē - ə m
Function: 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
– my · co · bac · te · ri · al \ - ē - ə l \ adjective