mycobacterium

See also: Mycobacterium

English

Wikispecies

Etymology

From myco- +‎ bacterium.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɪəɹiəm

Noun

mycobacterium (plural mycobacteria)

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

Related terms

• mycobacterial

Translations

bacterium of the genus Mycobacterium

• Catalan: micobacteri m
• Czech: mykobakterie f
• Finnish: mykobakteeri
• Greek: μυκοβακτήριο (el) n (mykovaktírio)
• Spanish: micobacteria f