Mycobacterium Moderate

Mycobacterium has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Definitions

Noun

rod-shaped bacteria some saprophytic or causing diseases

mycobacteria mycobacterium

Any of many rod-shaped, aerobic bacteria, of the genus Mycobacterium, that cause diseases such as tuberculosis and leprosy.

See Also

mycobactin tuberculosis mycolipenic acid mycobacterial thiolactomycin photochromogen mycobacteriosis mycobacteriology

Related Terms

mycobactin tuberculosis mycolipenic acid mycobacterial thiolactomycin photochromogen mycobacteriosis mycobacteriology leprosy mycobacteriologist mycobacteremia bacterium lipoarabinomannan aerobic tuberculostatic mycobactericidal mycobacteria nonchromogen mycocerosic acid

Broader Terms (hypernyms)

eubacteria

Narrower Terms (hyponyms)

tubercle bacillus leprosy bacillus

Rhyming Words

ium sium ilium opium apium arium mnium onium odium aecium corium helium cilium lycium aprium radium lilium nerium galium indium

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