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mycobacterium definition

myco·bac·teri·um (mī′kō bak tir′ē əm)

noun pl. mycobacteria -·ria (-ə)

any of a genus (Mycobacterium) of rod-shaped, Gram-positive bacteria, as those causing tuberculosis and leprosy

Etymology: ModL: see myco- & bacteria

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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