Bacterium
mycobacterium
my·co·bac·te·ri·um [ mahy-koh-bak-teer-ee-uhm ]
Subclass of:
Mycobacteriaceae
Etymology:
Greek mykes = fungus or mushroom + bakterion (diminutive of baktron = a rod or shepherd's staff)
Definitions related to genus mycobacterium:
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(mycobacterium) Any bacteria that is not assigned to the species level but can be assigned to the Mycobacterium genus level.CDISC TerminologyClinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
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(mycobacterium) A genus of acid-fast Gram-positive, aerobic and nonmotile bacteria in the phylum Actinobacteria.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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(mycobacterium) A genus of gram-positive, aerobic bacteria. Most species are free-living in soil and water, but the major habitat for some is the diseased tissue of warm-blooded hosts.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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(mycobacterium) Genus of gram positive, aerobic bacteria; most species are free living in soil and water, but the major habitat for some is the diseased tissue of warm blooded hosts.CRISP ThesaurusNational Institutes of Health, 2006
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