See Also: mycobacterium(encyclopedia)
mycobacterium(dictionary)
mycobacterium(medicine)
mycobacterium chelonae(medicine)
mycobacterium fortuitum(medicine)
mycobacterium haemophilum(medicine)
mycobacterium infections(medicine)
mycobacterium leprae(medicine)
mycobacterium lepraemurium(medicine)
mycobacterium marinum(medicine)

mycobacterium (iou)



mycobacterium noun. . E20.
[mod. Latin (see below), formed as MYCO- + BACTERIUM.]
Medicine & Biology. Any of various Gram-positive, aerobic, filament-forming bacteria of the genus Mycobacterium or the family Mycobacteriaceae, including the causative agents of tuberculosis and leprosy.
mycobacterial adjective of, pertaining to, or caused by mycobacteria M20.