Bacterium
microbacterium
[ mahy-kroh-bak-teer-ee-uhm ]
Subclass of:
Actinobacteria class
Definitions related to microbacterium:
  • A genus of gram-positive, heat-resistant BACTERIA belonging to the family Microbacteriaceae and phylum ACTINOBACTERIA. Similar to CORYNEBACTERIACEAE, it is found in dairy products and the mammalian intestinal tract.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
  • A genus of minute, nonmotile gram-positive thermotolerant bacteria that are common in dairy products and the mammalian intestinal tract.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Any bacteria that is not assigned to the species level but can be assigned to the Microbacterium genus level.
    CDISC Terminology
    Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
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