Mycobacterium

See also: mycobacterium

Translingual

Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Etymology

New Latin, from Ancient Greek μύκης (múkēs, “mushroom”) +‎ βακτήριον (baktḗrion, “small staff, small cane”).

Proper noun

Mycobacterium n

1. 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; Actinobacteriota - phylum; Actinomycetia - class; Mycobacteriales - order; Mycobacteriaceae - family

Hyponyms

• (genus): Mycobacterium tuberculosis - type species; Mycobacterium abscessus, Mycobacterium avium, Mycobacterium chelonae, Mycobacterium fortuitum, Mycobacterium intracellulare, Mycobacterium kansasii, Mycobacterium leprae, Mycobacterium marinum - selected other species

Derived terms

• Mycobacteriaceae
• Mycobacteriales

References

• Mycobacterium on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Mycobacterium on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Mycobacterium on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Mycobacterium in the Genome Taxonomy Database