Mycobacterium

See also: mycobacterium

Translingual

Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Etymology

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Proper noun

Mycobacterium n

1. A taxonomic genus within the family  – Certain rod-shaped, aerobic bacteria, that cause diseases such as tuberculosis and leprosy.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Prokaryota - superkingdom; Bacteria - kingdom; Posibacteria - subkingdom; Actinobacteriota - phylum; Actinomycetia - class; Mycobacteriales - order; Mycobacteriaceae - family

Hyponyms

• (genus): See Mycobacterium on WikispeciesWikispecies for species.

References

• Mycobacterium on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Mycobacterium on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Mycobacterium on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons