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 Mycobacterium on WikispeciesWikispecies for species.

References

Mycobacterium on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
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