MYCOBACTERIUM


Meaning of MYCOBACTERIUM in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌmī-kō-bak-ˈtir-ē-əm ]

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-əl adjective

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