Mycobacterium
See also: mycobacterium
Translingual
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Etymology
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Proper noun
Mycobacterium n
- A taxonomic genus within the family Mycobacteriaceae – Certain rod-shaped, aerobic bacteria, that cause diseases such as tuberculosis and leprosy.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Prokaryota - superkingdom; Bacteria - kingdom; Posibacteria - subkingdom; Actinobacteria - phylum; Actinobacteria - class; Actinomycetales - order; Corynebacterineae - suborder; Mycobacteriaceae - family
Hyponyms
- (genus): See
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