Mycobacterium
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See also: mycobacterium
Translingual[edit]
Etymology[edit]
New Latin, from Ancient Greek μύκης (múkēs, “mushroom”) + βακτήριον (baktḗrion, “small staff, small cane”).
Proper noun[edit]
Mycobacterium n
- A taxonomic genus within the family Mycobacteriaceae – certain rod-shaped, aerobic bacteria, that cause diseases such as tuberculosis and leprosy.
Hypernyms[edit]
- (genus): Prokaryota - superkingdom; Bacteria - kingdom; Posibacteria - subkingdom; Actinobacteriota - phylum; Actinomycetia - class; Mycobacteriales - order; Mycobacteriaceae - family
Hyponyms[edit]
- (genus): Mycobacterium tuberculosis - type species; Mycobacterium abscessus, Mycobacterium avium, Mycobacterium chelonae, Mycobacterium fortuitum, Mycobacterium intracellulare, Mycobacterium kansasii, Mycobacterium leprae, Mycobacterium marinum - selected other species
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
Mycobacterium on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Mycobacterium on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Mycobacterium on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Mycobacterium in the Genome Taxonomy Database
