mycobacterium

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Noun

mycobacterium (plural mycobacteria)

1. (bacteriology) Any of many rod-shaped, aerobic bacteria, of the genus Mycobacterium, that cause diseases such as tuberculosis and leprosy.

Related terms

• mycobacterial

Translations

• Spanish: micobacteria

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