Definition of Mycobacterium

1. Noun. Rod-shaped bacteria some saprophytic or causing diseases.

Exact synonyms: Mycobacteria
Generic synonyms: Eubacteria, Eubacterium, True Bacteria
Group relationships: Genus Mycobacterium
Specialized synonyms: Mycobacterium Tuberculosis, Tubercle Bacillus, Leprosy Bacillus, Mycobacterium Leprae

Definition of Mycobacterium

1. [n -RIA]

Medical Definition of Mycobacterium

1. An organism of the genus Mycobacterium. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Mycobacterium

mycetozoan
mycetozoans
mycid
mycinamicin III O-methyltransferase
myco-
mycobacillin
mycobacillin synthetase
mycobacteria
mycobacteria
mycobacteriaceae
Mycobacteriaceae
mycobacterial
mycobacteriophages
mycobacteriosis
mycobacterium (current term)
mycobacterium (current term)
Mycobacterium abscessus
mycobacterium avium
Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare complex
mycobacterium avium-intracellulare infection
mycobacterium avium complex
mycobacterium avium complex disease
mycobacterium bovis
mycobacterium chelonae
Mycobacterium chelonae subsp. abscessus
mycobacterium fortuitum
mycobacterium haemophilum
mycobacterium infections
Mycobacterium intracellulare
mycobacterium kansasii

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