Bacterium
mycobacterium leprae
Subclass of:
Genus Mycobacterium
Definitions related to mycobacterium leprae:
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A species of aerobic, Gram positive, rod shaped bacterium assigned to the phylum Actinobacteria. This species is acid fast, stains with carbol fuchsin rather than a traditional Gram stain, has the longest doubling time of all known bacteria, and has never been cultured in vitro. Mycobacterium leprae is pathogenic, being the causative agent of leprosy.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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A species of gram-positive, aerobic bacteria that causes LEPROSY in man. Its organisms are generally arranged in clumps, rounded masses, or in groups of bacilli side by side.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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Any bacterial organism that can be assigned to the species Mycobacterium leprae.CDISC TerminologyClinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
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Species of gram positive, aerobic bacteria that causes leprosy in man; its organisms are generally arranged in clumps, rounded masses, or in groups of bacilli side by side.CRISP ThesaurusNational Institutes of Health, 2006
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