MYCOBACTERIUM


Meaning of MYCOBACTERIUM in English

/muy'koh bak tear"ee euhm/ , n. , pl. mycobacteria /-tear"ee euh/ . Bacteriol.

any of several rod-shaped aerobic bacteria of the genus Mycobacterium, certain species of which, as M. tuberculosis, are pathogenic for humans and animals.

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