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mycobacterium

Word definitions for mycobacterium in dictionaries

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context biology English) Any of many rod-shaped, aerobic bacterium, of the genus ''Mycobacterium'', that cause diseases such as tuberculosis and leprosy.

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
mycobacterium \mycobacterium\ n.; pl. mycobacteria . Any of various rod-shaped bacteria, some saprophytic or causing diseases.

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. rod-shaped bacteria some saprophytic or causing diseases [syn: mycobacteria ] [also: mycobacteria (pl)]

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Mycobacterium is a genus of Actinobacteria , given its own family, the Mycobacteriaceae. The genus includes pathogens known to cause serious diseases in mammals, including tuberculosis ( Mycobacterium tuberculosis ) and leprosy ( Mycobacterium leprae ). ...

Usage examples of mycobacterium.

Dr Stuart, is that you have a variation of an already rare complication of Mycobacterium paratuberculosis.

I have incidentally named your illness in our joint honour, Mycobacterium paratuberculosis Chand-Stuart X.

Michael, about to become the second-ever case of Mycobacterium paratuberculosis Chand-Stuart X, lost his cool, shot an intruder and was having to answer the difficult question: why did the bullet in the intruder match the one removed from a man discovered face down in the Everglades with his legs half eaten by alligators?

Mycobacterium paratuberculosis Chand-Stuart X was as different as Pu-239.

Michael, about to become the second-ever case of Mycobacterium paratuberculosis Chand-Stuart X, lost his cool, shot an intruder and was having to answer the difficult question: why did the bullet in the intruder match the one removed from a man discovered face down in the Everglades with his legs half eaten by alligators?