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mycobacteria (root: mycobacterium)
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun mycobacteria has 1 sense
- mycobacteria(n = noun.animal) mycobacterium - rod-shaped bacteria some saprophytic or causing diseases; Array is a kind of eubacteria, eubacterium, true bacteria
is a member of genus mycobacterium
has particulars: mycobacterium tuberculosis, tubercle bacillus, leprosy bacillus, mycobacterium leprae
CIDE DICTIONARY
mycobacteria, n. pl.
A group of rod-shaped bacteria, some saprophytic or causing diseases. [WordNet 1.5]
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