Bacterium
mycobacteriaceae
Subclass of:
Gram-Positive Asporogenous Rods, Regular; Actinobacteria class
Definitions related to mycobacteriaceae:
  • A family of gram-positive bacteria found in soil and dairy products and as parasites on animals and man. Several are important pathogens.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
  • A taxonomic family of bacterium in the phylum Actinobacteria that includes the genus Mycobacterium, among others.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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